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Flu season fuels debate over paid sick time laws
By Jennifer PeltzAdvocates of paid sick time put it on par with "living wage" laws and consider it a public health priority.
January 21, 2013
NAIC: UnitedHealthcare meeting claim goalsStates are ending an effort to keep close tabs on the company's interactions with providers.
January 21, 2013
What kinds of group plan suits could PPACA spawn?Neil Ekblom, a lawyer, speculates about the future of health law litigation.
January 21, 2013
NAIC: UnitedHealthcare meeting claim goalsStates are ending an effort to keep close tabs on the company's interactions with providers.
January 21, 2013
Virginia bill would ax LTCI tax creditH.B. 2253, a transportation funding bill would also cut the individual tax rate by 0.2 percent.
January 21, 2013
Hospital tax may pay for Ariz. PPACA Medicaid expansionJan Brewer is the first governor who has unveiled an expansion funding proposal.
January 21, 2013
What kinds of group plan suits could PPACA spawn?Neil Ekblom, a lawyer, speculates about the future of health law litigation.
January 21, 2013
Republican Arizona Gov. Jan Brewer to raise taxes to pay for Obamacare Medicaid expansionArizona's current Medicaid plan is structured in a way that it will see large costs up front that must be paid for somehow.