On Monday, March 22, in anticipation of HB 1063 being heard in Arkansas’s House Health Care Committees, ERIC urged Speaker Shepherd to support adoption of the legislation.
Topic Archives:
Important Litigation Against State & Local Health Plan Mandates
Sorry, but you do not have permission to view this content.
ERIC: Third Thursday Health Care Call Today, ERIC v City of Seattle, Employer Return to Work Survey, Prescription Drug and COVID Hearings, & More!
Sorry, but you do not have permission to view this content.
ERIC Disappointed in Ninth Circuit Panel Decision on Seattle Health Care Hotel Mandate
City and state mandates on employers to provide benefits are preempted by the federal ERISA law. As a practical matter, these mandates harm workers, forcing employers to divert resources away from providing quality health coverage, and instead spend money to comply with a mismatched patchwork of state and local rules.
ERIC Disappointed in Ninth Circuit Panel Decision on Seattle Health Care Hotel Mandate
We continue to believe that recent US Supreme Court decisions have changed the weight and significance of the Ninth Circuit decision in Golden Gate, and are disappointed that the three-judge panel did not agree.
ERIC: March Health Calls, American Rescue Plan, Telehealth Only Plans Clarification, Primary Care Enhancement Act & Nominations Update
Sorry, but you do not have permission to view this content.
Employer Public Option Proposal, APCD Committee Nominations, E&C Telehealth Hearing & Nominations Update
Sorry, but you do not have permission to view this content.
Large Employers Oppose Maryland’s HB 581 Health Spending Mandate
Today, ERIC pressed Maryland’s House Appropriations Committee to withdraw HB 581 from consideration. HB 581 is an attempt to enforce certain coverage and reimbursement requirements on ERISA-governed employee benefit plans with beneficiaries in Maryland, which we believe may be preempted by ERISA.
Oklahoma House Public Health Committee Passes Telehealth Bill Out of Committee
On February 24, Oklahoma’s House Public Health Committee heard HB 1689. ERIC urged Chair Roe and committee members to pass HB 1689 out of Committee.
Congress Must Act Now to Allow Employers to Expand Telehealth Offerings
ERIC provided testimony to the U.S. House of Representatives Committee on Energy and Commerce, Subcommittee on Health for today’s hearing titled “The Future of Telehealth: How COVID-19 is Changing the Delivery of Virtual Care.”