The House passes the Save American Workers Act despite the threat of a veto

January 12, 2015

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On January 6, 2015, H.B. 30, the Save American Workers Act of 2015, was introduced in the House of Representatives to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to repeal the 30-hour threshold for classification as a full-time employee for purposes of the employer mandate in the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act and replace it with a 40-hour classification. Employers would only be required to provide health benefits for workers who work 40 hours or more per week.

On January 8, 2015, the House voted 252-172 in favor of the amendment. Twelve democrats sided with the Republicans in approving the first Obamacare-related legislation of the new Congress. The Senate must now vote on the proposed legislation. The table below summarizes how Ohio legislators in the House voted:

The International Franchise Association and National Restaurant Association strongly support the new amendment, though President Obama has stated publicly that he will veto the amendment if it reaches his desk.

Over the past 24 months, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Office for Civil Rights has brought notable enforcement efforts against several non-profit covered entities and business associates, resulting in instances of six and seven-figure penalties against providers across the county for incidents involving breaches of protected health information.

A new amendment to New York state law, which would have required all healthcare providers to obtain separate consents from patients for treatment and payment is on hold until further guidance is released, according to the New York Department of Health.

On November 1, 2024, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services issued the Medicare Physician Fee Schedule 2025 final rule, which establishes new advanced primary care management billing codes that will expand opportunities for physician practices, federally qualified health centers, rural health clinics and other health care providers to get paid for services provided by clinical staff under the direction of a physician, nurse practitioner or physician assistant beginning January 1, 2025.

The House passes the Save American Workers Act despite the threat of a veto

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