Affordable Care Act (ACA) The passage of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (ACA) has changed the landscape of healthcare for all players involved in health care. This landmark legislation has broad implications for patients, providers, and insurance...
Rural & Underserved Healthcare One of Capitol Associates’ specialties is health care for rural and medically underserved communities. Such communities face many burdens to provide adequate access to care for their populations. The government recognizes these...
No Surprises Act (NSA) In December of 2020, Congress passed the No Surprises Act (NSA), which protects patients from unexpected out-of-network (OON) “surprise” medical bills (legislative text can be found in Title I of Division BB of the Consolidated Appropriations...
Reimbursement Policy Through Medicare, Medicaid, the Children’s Health Insurance Program, TRICARE, the Indian Health Service, the VA Healthcare system and other programs, the government is the largest payer for health care in the country. Many health policies are...
