Coverage from Today's Healthcare Conference Call

JUNE 28, 2012 | HEALTHCARE REFORM, REGULATORY ISSUES, US GOV'T

Nancy Taylor, Esq., Nation's Leading Healthcare Policy Expert,

Nancy Taylor, Esq., the Greenberg Traurig attorney widely viewed as the nation's leading healthcare policy expert, invited 200 WCA members to participate in a conference call to drill down how the Supreme Court's ruling impacts consumers, business and the healthcare industry. Read our live Tweets from the call...

Nancy Taylor, Esq. (left) moderates a conference call on the Supreme Court's decision regarding the Affordable Care Act.

TODAY'S TWEETS

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A little light reading material over the next several days...

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Westchester Cnty Asn @TheWCA We'll gather that information for you and provide analysis in the next few days. It's a very detailed law (2,700 pages).

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Westchester Cnty Asn @TheWCA Conference call wrapped up. What we didn't get out of it was what should business do to prepare for the changes coming in the AFA.

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Westchester Cnty Asn @TheWCA Some of the contents is very detailed and specific to the healthcare industry.

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...on outcome of #SCOTUS decision). Expand

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Westchester Cnty Asn @TheWCA (This is such an interesting conference call. Nancy Taylor --leader in healthcare policy-- moderates a national call with WCA members...

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Westchester Cnty Asn @TheWCA Long Term Care Coverage: Employer requirements remain the same. Any employer with 50+ workers (full time) are required to offer coverage.

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Westchester Cnty Asn @TheWCA Undocumented: States may adopt a basic health plan. Most states haven't shown interest. Awaiting Federal clarification.

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Westchester Cnty Asn @TheWCA Taylor: Law remains intact but we expect congress to make changes, especially due to elections.

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Westchester Cnty Asn @TheWCA Keith Safian: Was anything relating to undocumented/uninsured covered today? Any talk of Medicare or Medicaid cuts to hospitals?

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Westchester Cnty Asn @TheWCA Taylor: I suspect that more states will set up exchanges or partial exchanges in the next 6 months.

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Westchester Cnty Asn @TheWCA If a state does not become certified, they can contract with the Feds to assist or a Federally assisted Exchange will go into effect.

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Westchester Cnty Asn @TheWCA Taylor: States waiting to develop exchanges may pick up the speed. Exhcanges must be certified to accept enrollment by 1/2013

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Westchester Cnty Asn @TheWCA Russ Carpentieri asks if there will be a slowing of funding to exchanges in various states?

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Westchester Cnty Asn @TheWCA Taylor: Feds will have to find a way to influence states to cover individuals earning below 133% of Medicaid.

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Call now open to Q&A...

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Westchester Cnty Asn @TheWCA Taylor: We're all a little surprised by the decision, as you were. We expected it to go another way.

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By compelling states to do something, is a violation of state's rights.

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Westchester Cnty Asn @TheWCA 7-2 vote to strike down expansion of Medicaid. Saying compelling states to do something is different than urging states to do so.

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Taxation clause did cover the law.

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Westchester Cnty Asn @TheWCA Justice Roberts and 4 other judges rejected the Necessary & Proper and Commerce clause argument. But agreed with administration that ...

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Westchester Cnty Asn @TheWCA Bob Charles explains that Commerce Clause, Necessary & Proper Clause and Taxing Clause were being decided.

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Nancy Taylor, Esq. begins the conference call.

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Westchester Cnty Asn @TheWCA Enough of the politics: Shift focus to consumers, patients, providers, and business says Amy Allen #Newsday: http://bit.ly/MYCmK8

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Westchester Cnty Asn @TheWCA Conference call to begin in two minutes on impact to business and healthcare industries. #SCOTUS #HCR #Westchester

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