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Multistate Attempt to Block Health Care Reform Contraception Provisions Rejected
… health plans to include contraception coverage. Republican attorneys general from seven states—and several Christian-affiliated ..... s ruling. The lawsuit's lead plaintiff, Nebraska Attorney General Jon Bruning, said in a statement July 17 that his office …
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Oklahoma Attorney General Refiles Suit to Block Health Reform Provisions
Oklahoma Attorney General Scott Pruitt has revived his bid to block the federal government from enforcing certain controversial provisions of the Patient …
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Aon Can Resume Controversial Fee Payments in Illinois, Other States
… from three state attorneys general , including Illinoisâ ..... then-New York Attorney General Eliot Spitzer. But ..... as well as the attorneys general of New York and ..... with Floridaâ s attorney general , as well as the …
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Reflections on Our 90th Anniversary and a Few Thanks
… in her May story about the civil rights movement . In that issue, Matthew Heller interviewed Nicholas Katzenbach , the attorney general during the Johnson administration. He was instrumental in helping push through the Civil Rights Act of 1964. Sadly …
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HHS Gives Tentative Approval to Six State Health Insurance Exchanges
… notify the federal government of whether they will set up exchanges. A lawsuit filed this year in federal court by Oklahoma Attorney General Scott Pruitt contends that premium subsidies authorized by the reform law and available, starting in 2014, to the uninsured …
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N.Y. Attorney General Focuses on Health Plans’ Doctor Rankings
… insurers on Thursday, August 16, Attorney General Andrew M. Cuomo expressed concern ..... confusion, if not deception.â The attorney general expressed similar concerns in a letter ..... the rankings, the letters say. The attorney general is seeking information on numerous aspects …
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Wrangling Begins in Health Care Reform Lawsuit
… attorney David Rivkin. Rivkin argued on behalf of Florida Attorney General Bill McCollum and the 19 other states asking U.S. District ..... which filed a brief in the case. â When you heard the attorneys general from Florida and Texas, they kept on using the words …
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Stimulus Law Boosts Health Privacy Rules
… the legislation gives state attorneys general the authority to bring lawsuits ..... The provision granting state attorneys general HIPAA enforcement authority ..... point, she said the New York attorney general 's office responded in less …
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U.S. Awaits Supreme Court's Ruling on Health Care Reform Law
… the justices heard oral arguments on a challenge to the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act by 26 Republican state attorneys general , the high court will rule sometime next week as its 2011-2012 term comes to a close. The suspense will end with the …
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Supreme Court Upholds Health Care Reform Law
… since lawsuits challenging the legality of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act were filed by Republican state attorneys general shortly after President Barack Obama's signature domestic initiative was signed into law in 2010. "The Supreme Court …
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Obama Re-Election to Accelerate Release of Health Care Reform Law Guidance
… law — a big reduction in the 50 million people in the United States who are uninsured. That suit, filed by Oklahoma Attorney General Scott Pruitt, challenges the legality of Internal Revenue Service regulations that say premium subsidies can be provided …
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DOJ Sues Staffing Agency for Violating Immigration and Nationality Act
… not identify the employee beyond stating she had served as a receptionist and recruiter. Thomas E. Perez, assistant attorney general for the DOJ's civil rights division, said in the statement, "Employers cannot punish employees who try to do the right …
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Arizona Officials Look to Repeal Domestic Partnership Benefits
… state law that would eliminate benefits for the spouses of gay state employees. According to court documents, Arizona Attorney General Tom Horne filed a petition on July 2 to appear before the high court. The state is hoping to overturn a U.S. District …
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Home Depot Reaches Settlement in Firing of National Guardsman
… its military leaves of absence policy with managers from the district where Bailey worked. Thomas R. Perez, assistant attorney general for the DOJ's civil rights division, said in a statement, "The department is pleased that we were able to work cooperatively …
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Former Assistant Football Coach McQueary Files Whistle-Blower Suit Against Penn State
… employment as assistant football coach earning a base salary of $140,400 because of his cooperation with Pennsylvania Attorney General investigators. McQueary testified he observed Sandusky sexually abusing a boy in a Penn State shower facility and reported …
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With Election Near, Romney, Obama Take Very Different Stances on Health Care Reform Law
… nonprofit affiliates of religious organizations to offer coverage for prescription contraceptives. In addition, the Oklahoma Attorney General has filed suit challenging Internal Revenue Service rules that would allow eligible uninsured individuals to obtain premium …
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Migraine Time at Medco
… agreeing to pay $29.3 million to attorneys general from 20 states. Medco admitted ..... first to sit down with the state attorneys general and go over their concerns," Snow says. Massachusetts Attorney General Thomas Reilly was widely quoted …
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Court Rejects Liberty Mutuals Appeal of AIG Workers' Comp Settlement
… stems from allegations made in 2006 by then-New York Attorney General Eliot Spitzer that AIG had underreported workers' compensation ..... fair share of residual market assessments. The former attorney general reached a settlement in which AIG was to pay about $350 …