HB 679 was heard for a second time in the Ohio Senate Insurance and Financial Institutions Committee. ERIC sent written testimony to Chairman Hackett and Committee members prior to the hearing today, urging passage of the bill.
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Movement in Louisiana and Minnesota on Telehealth Interstate Compact Legislation
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Proposed Michigan Legislation Allows Government to Interfere with Employer Health Benefits
James Gelfand testified virtually before the Michigan Senate Health Policy and Health and Human Services Committee, speaking in opposition to Senate Bill 612.. The bill would impose numerous government mandates on the design of health benefits offered by private employers, specifically as they relate to medical management.
ERIC Defends the Use of Medical Management at Michigan Senate Hearing
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ERIC Submits Statement to the House Ways and Means Subcommittee on Tax Relief
ERIC submitted a statement for the record and a joint letter on single-employer funding relief to the House Ways and Means Subcommittee on Select Revenue Measures for a hearing titled “Tax Relief to Support Workers and Families during the COVID-19 Recession.”
Lawmakers Have the Responsibility to Help Retirement Security for Americans
ERIC provided testimony to the U.S. House of Representatives Committee on Ways and Means Select Revenue Measures Subcommittee for today’s hearing titled “Tax Relief to Support Workers and Families during the COVID-19 Recession.”
3rd Thursday TODAY, New 1557 Rule, Telehealth & More
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Congress Must Act to Remove Barriers to Telehealth, Open Up Access to Millions of Americans
ERIC provided testimony to the Senate HELP Committee for its hearing titled “Telehealth: Lessons from the COVID-19 Pandemic.” ERIC’s testimony focused on how government rules and special interest proposals are stifling the ability of patients in the private sector to access health care providers through telehealth, and what Congress can do right now to open up that access.
Maryland Telehealth Win!
Right now, when the need for telehealth is at an all-time high, ERIC has secured a win in Maryland. Both ERIC-supported bills, S.B. 402 and H.B. 448, are on their way to the Governor’s desk. They are expected to be signed before the end of the session, which has been moved to April 6.
Federal Paid Leave Legislation Must Allow Employers to Continue Providing Needed Benefits
ERIC provided testimony to U.S. House of Representatives Committee on Education and Labor, Subcommittee on Workforce Protections ahead of their hearing, entitled “The Healthy Families Act (H.R. 1784): Examining a Plan to Secure Paid Sick Leave for U.S. Workers.”