Senate Rejects Effort to Overturn Grandfathered Health Plans Regulations

On Wednesday, the Senate voted 40-59 to defeat a motion to begin debate on a resolution of disapproval (S.J. Res. 39) introduced on September 21 by Sen. Mike Enzi (R-WY) that sought to repeal the health care plan grandfathering regulations that exempt certain plans from having to comply with some of the new requirements imposed by the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (“Affordable Care Act”). A new internal and external claims review process and the prohibition on discrimination in favor of highly-compensated employees by fully-insured plans are among the requirements that apply to non-grandfathered health plans.  Continue reading this entry at Littler's Healthcare Employment Counsel.

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