TheÌýU.S. House of Representatives passed an amended version of the Restoring Americans’ÌýHealthcare Freedom Reconciliation Act (H.R. 3762) Jan. 6, which would repeal several, job-killingÌýprovisions in the Affordable Care Act. The same version of the bill passed theÌýSenate 52-47Ìýin Dec. 2015.

With 2014 just around the corner, ÀÏÅ£Ó°ÊÓis providing an overview of several new provisions included in the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (PPACA) that are scheduled to become effective in the new year. Additional information about PPACA, including reference guides and webinars, may be found inÌýABC’s health care employer toolkit. Ìý

The Affordable Coverage Coalition, of which ÀÏÅ£Ó°ÊÓis a member, Nov. 21Ìýsent a letterÌýurging members of congress to support H.R. 3367, the Small Business and Family Relief Act, bipartisan legislation that would delay the health insurance tax for two years.