Recap of House Health Reform Bill - November 9, 2009

Source: Kilpatrick Stockton

Saturday night, November 7, 2009 the House passed by a margin of only 5 votes its version of health care reform. A number of minor amendments were adopted at the last minute, and we understand that a final version of the bill will not be available today. The action now moves to the Senate where the Senate is still trying to craft a compromise bill between the two competing bills from the Senate HELP committee and the Senate Finance Committee. If a compromise bill can be crafted and brought to the Senate floor, then debate must be scheduled and the bill must be brought up for a vote. Assuming a compromise Senate bill is passed by the Senate, then the differences between the two bills will need to be worked out in a special House-Senate conference committee. The differences between the two bills are fundamental and substantial, and therefore it is unclear whether a final bill could be voted on before Christmas.

November 9, 2009 · Categories: General · Read article »

Congress Working on COBRA Subsidy Expansion Bills

Two separate bills have now been introduced, one which is more expansive than the other. The smaller of the two bills is HR 3966, which would only extend the ARRA subsidy for involuntary terminations and loss of coverage occurring through June 30, 2010.

November 5, 2009 · Categories: COBRA · Read article »

FTC Extends Enforcement Deadline for Identity Theft Red Flags Rule

At the request of Members of Congress, the Federal Trade Commission is delaying enforcement of the "Red Flags" Rule until June 1, 2010, for financial institutions and creditors subject to enforcement by the FTC.

November 3, 2009 · Categories: General, HSA, HRA, FSA, Transportation · Read article »