In addition, the spending bill extends the fee that helps fund the Patient-Centered Outcomes Research Institute (known as the PCORI fee) for an additional 10 years, to 2029. As a result, HMAA will resume collection of this fee from employer groups in 2020
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The 5th Circuit Court of Appeals ruled in December that the individual mandate is unconstitutional, but left the law intact for now. The appeals court sent the case back to the lower court to review again whether the entire Obamacare is invalid or if some parts can survive
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