Washington Update from NAHU August 28, 2020

Fast Facts

§  The Democratic and Republican National Conventions were held these past two weeks.  Upended by the coronavirus pandemic, the all-virtual conventions played out unlike any before, with many speakers’ remarks pre-recorded without any of the usual pomp and circumstance that have marked previous conventions. §  CMS hosted a virtual Agents and Brokers Roundtable this week, where CCIIO introduced the new Complex Case Help Center to assist agents and brokers with challenging enrollment cases. This is a direct result of NAHU’s continued request that CCIIO set up an agent “hotline” within the exchange. §  On September 9 at 2:00 p.m. ET, CMS is hosting a virtual roundtable discussion for employers that are currently offering an ICHRA. If you or your employer client is interested, register here. §  Were you able to get on the calendars of your representative and senators to talk with them about our legislative priorities? The annual congressional summer recess is a prime time for NAHU members to meet with their federal legislators and help guide the next wave of healthcare reform legislation. Please submit any follow-up info from your summer in-district meetings here. §  The first ever virtual Republican National Convention was held this week. Listen to NAHU Vice President of Congressional Affairs John Greene and Senior Vice President of Government Affairs Marcy M. Buckner discuss the convention on this week’s episode of the Healthcare Happy Hour. §  The 2020 ACA and health reform reporting season will be like no other we’ve seen, and adding to that complexity for employers, is the growing number of state-based obligations for reporting on individual healthcare coverage. Register for our next Compliance Corner webinar hosted by Health e(fx), focused on challenging six misconceptions employers have about state-based individual mandate reporting requirements. §  Did you miss this week’s Running Your Business webinar? In this webinar, Steve Odgen, sales manager at AgencyBloc, discusses how to thoroughly vet technology vendors you’re thinking of doing business with so you can find a true partner, not just a product. Watch it here. §  Do you follow us on Instagram? NAHU is ramping up our social media presence, and we want to make sure that you are up-to-date on all the things that NAHU is doing! Follow us at @nahudotorg and “like” our posts!