Affordable Care Act Sample Clauses

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Affordable Care Act. The Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act and the Health Care and Reconciliation Act of 2010 are commonly referred to as the Affordable Care Act (ACA). ACA is intended to improve the healthcare system and provide affordable quality of care to all Americans, lowering the uninsured rate by expanding public and private insurance coverage, and reduce the cost of care for individuals and government through a variety of measures. ACA requires businesses with more than fifty employees to provide health insurance to full-time employees and requires individuals to purchase health insurance. Subsidies are available to those who cannot afford health insurance. ACA establishes Affordable Insurance Exchanges to enable employers and individuals to purchase health insurance through a competitive marketplace. ACA prevents insurance companies from denying coverage to those with pre-existing conditions, eliminating life-time limits on benefits, and allow young adults up to twenty-six (26) years old to remain on their parent’s insurance policy.
Affordable Care Act. It is the sole responsibility of the Contractor to provide and maintain all Affordable Care Act (“ACA”) requirements/benefits. The ACA mandates employers with 50 or more full-time equivalents to offer coverage to full-time employees and their dependents or pay taxes if an employee obtains Exchange coverage and a premium tax credit1. Employees of the Contractor providing services to the Agency or Agencies are employees of the Contractor and are not employed by the Agency or Agencies nor the State of New York.
Affordable Care Act. The Affordable Care Act requires a Contractor, if Contractor is an applicable large employer under the ACA, to provide healthcare coverage for its employees who provide services for the State and work for 30 or more hours per week. This coverage must also cover the eligible employee’s dependents under the age of 26. The coverage must (a) meet the minimum essential coverage, minimum value, and affordability requirements of the employer responsibility provisions under Section 4980H of the Code (ACA), and (b) otherwise satisfy the requirements of the Code § 4980H (ACA).
Affordable Care Act. During the term of this Agreement, either party shall have the option to compel the other to meet with it to discuss the impact of the Affordable Care Act on the provisions of Article 7; provided, however, that no change to the provisions of Article 7 shall occur without the mutual agreement of the parties.
Affordable Care Act. In the event the health insurance provisions of this Agreement fail to meet the requirements of the Affordable Care Act and its related regulations or cause the Employer to be subject to a penalty, tax or fine, the Union and the Employer will meet immediately to bargain over alternative provisions so as to comply with the Act and avoid and/or minimize any penalties, taxes or fines for the Employer.
Affordable Care Act. The Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act of 2010 (Public Law 111-148) as amended by the Health Care and Education Reconciliation Act of 2010 (Public Law 111-152). A healthcare facility where people get surgery without staying overnight. An ambulatory surgical facility must be licensed or certified by the state it is in. It also must meet all of these criteria:  It has an organized staff of doctors  It is a permanent facility that is equipped and run mainly for doing surgical procedures  It does not provide Inpatient services or rooms A 12-month period that starts each January 1 at 12:01 a.m. and ends on December 31 at midnight. Dependent on or addicted to drugs or alcohol. It is an illness in which a person is dependent on alcohol and/or a controlled substance regulated by state or federal law. It can be a physiological (physical) dependency or a psychological (mental) dependency or both. People with Chemical Dependency usually use drugs or alcohol in a frequent or intense pattern that leads to:  Losing control over the amount and circumstances of use  Developing a tolerance of the substance, or having withdrawal symptoms if they reduce or stop the use  Making their health worse or putting it in serious danger  Not being able to function well socially or on the job Chemical Dependency includes drug psychoses and drug dependence syndromes. State and federal law require that the copays and coinsurance for medically necessary outpatient and inpatient services provide to treat chemical dependency will be no more than the copays and coinsurance for medical and surgical services. Prescription drugs to treat chemical dependency are covered under the same terms and conditions as other prescription drugs covered under this plan. A request for payment from us according to the terms of this plan. The amount you pay for covered services after you meet your deductible. Coinsurance is always a percentage of the allowed amount. Coinsurance amounts are listed in the Summary of Your Costs.
Affordable Care Act. At such times as regulations are issued implementing the Affordable Care Act, the County and YCEA will meet and confer to review the impact of such regulations on the benefits plans then in force. If modifications to the benefits, eligibility for coverage, employer or employee contribution to the cost of insurance or any other provisions of the benefit plans covered by this MLA will be modified or impacted by the Affordable Care Act during the term of this Agreement, it is agreed that the County and YCEA will reopen the contract to meet and confer and determine how such mandated changes will be implemented.
Affordable Care Act. The contractor understands and agrees that it shall be solely responsible for compliance with the patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, Public Law 111-148 and the Health Care and Education Reconciliation Act, Public Law 111-152 (collectively the Affordable Care Act “ACA”). The contractor shall bear sole responsibility for providing health care benefits for its employees who provide services to the District as required by State or Federal Law.
Affordable Care Act. The federal Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, (P.L. 111-148), as amended by the federal Health Care and Education Reconciliation Act of 2010 (P.L. 111 -152), known collectively as the Affordable Care Act.
Affordable Care Act. 14 A. The Hospital will comply with the provisions of the Affordable Care 15 Act (ACA) which, beginning January 2015, require employers to offer medical 16 insurance to employees who qualify by working a certain number of hours over a 17 particular measurement period. The Hospital will offer such medical insurance to 18 such qualifying nurses on the same basis that it does the majority of the 19 Hospital’s qualifying non-represented employees. 21 B. The parties acknowledge that the Hospital may be required by law 22 to make changes to its medical plan design to comply with the Affordable Care 23 Act or other applicable law or regulation. The parties agree that the Hospital 24 does not have an obligation to bargain over such changes. The Association may 25 request interim bargaining over the impact of such changes and the employer 26 would be obligated to bargain in good faith over the impact of such changes.