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On his first day in office on Friday, President Trump took action showing his intention to minimize the unwarranted economic and regulatory burdens of the Affordable Care Act (ACA) by issuing an executive order instructing applicable regulatory agencies to exercise all authority and discretion available to them to waive, defer, grant exemptions from, or delay the implementation of any provision or requirement of the [ACA] that would impose a fiscal burden..."

This briefing provides a summary of the recently enacted AB 2883 law, our assessment of the law's impact, and steps you can take to ensure compliance.

On November 28, 2016, the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) issued an alert that a phishing email has been circulating to employer inboxes on mock HHS letterhead. The email appears to be an official government communication about the HIPAA audit program and directs recipients to click a link to a non-HHS website. Additionally, On November 22, 2016, a Texas district court judge issued an injunction that blocks the Department of Labors (DOLs) new overtime rule, pending legal review of the suit brought by 21 states challenging the new overtime rule.

With control of Congress and the White House, Republicans are in a position to make significant changes to the ACA and other benefit-related laws. However, immediate repeal of the ACA is not technically possible. Changes to regulations take time, and some changes would require Congress to pass new laws.