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9th Circuit Explains ERISA Preemption of State Law Claims Arising from Preservice Coverage Communications

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The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit recently issued an opinion with critical implications for the healthcare industry. This court decision clarifies the expansive reach of the Employee Retirement Income Security...more

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Ninth Circuit Reverses Landmark Wit Case Addressing Behavioral Health Coverage

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The President and his administration continue to tout their efforts to strengthen coverage for behavioral health care, including significantly increasing behavioral health spending and strengthening parity between physical...more

Baker Donelson

Court of Appeals to Plan Administrators: Inform Claimants of Time Limits on Front End of Discussions

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Recently, in Mirza v. Insurance Administrator of Am., Inc., __ F.3d__ (3d. Cir. 2015), the United States Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit was asked to determine whether plan administrators are required to include a...more

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New IRS Guidance on 40% Excise Tax Previews Future Regulatory Complexity

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Although public opposition to the 40% excise tax on high-cost health care is rapidly growing, the IRS continued to develop a regulatory framework for administration of the excise tax through its issuance of Notice 2015-52 on...more

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Rethinking COBRA After Health Care Reform

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The Health Care Reform Act made many changes to health plans, but one thing it did not do was expressly eliminate or change the COBRA rules. Although health care reform does not expressly change COBRA, it does, in many ways,...more

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