The U.S. House of Representatives passed H.R. 1628, , on May 4, however the (ACA) remains the law of the land until the AHCA is passed by the U.S. Senate and signed into law by President Trump. The Senate has not taken any action on passing the current version of the bill and Senate leadership has indicated the bill will face changes before coming to the floor for a vote. 

Overview of the AHCA:
The ÀÏÅ£Ó°ÊÓInsurance Trust recently issued an ACA Compliance Bulletin, which provides a detailed overview of the House-passed version of AHCA. The Bulletin discusses how the AHCA would delay and eliminate several ACA fees and taxes including:

• Zeroing out the employer and individual mandate penalties 
• Repealing an additional Medicare tax of 0.9 percent of wages, compensation and self-employment income 
• Repealing the medical device tax
• Repealing the health insurance providers fee or  
• Repealing the flexible spending account (FSA) contribution limit
• Increasing the maximum contribution limit on health savings accounts (HSA) 
• Repealing the restriction on over-the-counter medications for FSAs and HSAs 

Read more about the AHCA in the ACA Compliance Bulletin.  

On and , ÀÏÅ£Ó°ÊÓsent letters to the House in support of the AHCA. Last April, ÀÏÅ£Ó°ÊÓ to the chairmen of the congressional urging them to take action on common-sense health care solutions.  

ÀÏÅ£Ó°ÊÓwill continue to provide updates on the status of the AHCA and other health care issues that impact ÀÏÅ£Ó°ÊÓmembers in .