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Same Judges to Rule Again on San Francisco Health Law
The San Francisco Health Care Security Ordinance does not require employers to adopt an ERISA plan or other health plan and does not require offering specific benefits in a health plan.
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McDonald's Mini-Med Plan puts Health Reform Under Microscope
… last week for a memo it sent the department, warning that its mini-med plan would not comply with a section of the new health law requiring 80 to 85 percent of premiums to be paid out in benefits. McDonaldâ s denied reports that it might drop the coverage …
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On the Road to Wellness, Beware of Legal Hurdles
… reward, it may get into trouble with the Americans with Disabilities Act, according to Tom Bixby, a partner in the health law practice group of Neal, Gerber & Eisenberg LLP in Chicago. "There's a lot of debate in the field whether wellness …
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When Alzheimer's Strikes
… deputy legal director for the Bazelon Center for Mental Health Law in Washington. "The test is: Are you substantially limited ..... Mathis, deputy legal director, Bazelon Center for Mental Health Law He recently saw a woman, 63, with early-onset Alz …
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Patients Wary of Employer- and Plan-Sponsored Personal Health Records
… workflow and legal liability. Nicolas Terry, co-director of the St. Louis University School of Law’s Center for Health Law Studies, says today’s doctors are becoming familiar with the "online patient," and these patients will become familiar …
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Decision Time on Same-Sex Benefits
… going to allow same-sex spouses to qualify for health care benefits, says J.D. Piro, head of Hewitt Associatesâ health law consulting practice. Most large private employers have health care plans that are governed by the Employee Retirement …
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Health Information Must Stay Private
… companyisn’t well on its way to compliance, HR should jump-start the effort. John A.Knapp, a senior member of the health law group at Cozen O’Connor inPhiladelphia, offers advice. What should HR professionals know about HIPAA? It came out …
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Cherokee Nation When Native Values Drive Survival
… procedures for each major department of the government. Members of the team include representatives from accounting, health , law and justice, the inspector general's office, HR, education and human services, the chief of staff's office and …
