Surprise Bill Win Rate Raises Cost Question, HHS Official Says
The high win rates health care providers are having in payment disputes under the No Surprises Act raise questions about whether the 2021 law is truly reducing health care costs, according to a Department of Heath and Human Services official.
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Kellogg Retiree Loses Would-be Class Suit Over Pension Math
Northeastern University Cited Benchmarks Too Soon in 401(k) Suit
Northeastern University must face the bulk of a proposed class action challenging the fees and investment performance of its employees’ retirement plan after a Boston federal judge declined to closely examine the lawsuit’s benchmarks.
New York Nears Enacting Hochul’s Paid Leave for Pregnant Workers
New York would require businesses to provide paid prenatal leave for pregnant employees in addition to the state’s existing paid sick time mandate, under a state budget agreement close to final approval.
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Cornell Employees’ ERISA Case Catches Supreme Court’s Attention
The US Supreme Court signaled interest in hearing a case over Cornell University’s retirement plan by asking the school to respond to a petition asking how relationships between benefit plans and their service providers can be challenged under ERISA.
Warner Bros. CEO Earned $49.7 Million in Strike-Impacted Year
<-rte-company state="{"_id":"0000018e-f76c-d583-afbf-f7fc31de0000","_type":"00000160-4b23-d8bd-adfd-4b3348fd0000"}">Warner Bros. Discovery Inc.-rte-company> Chief Executive Officer <-bsp-person state="{"_id":"0000018e-f76c-d583-afbf-f7fc31de0001","_type":"00000160-6f41-dae1-adf0-6ff519590003"}">David Zaslav-bsp-person> was awarded compensation of $49.7 million in 2023, a year when actors and writers went on strike for higher pay and the media giant initiated steep job cuts.
Fifty-Time Supreme Court Litigator Keeps Justices on Their Toes
Lisa Blatt isn’t afraid to tell a US Supreme Court justice they’re making stuff up, inject herself in her own hypotheticals, or talk like she’s debating friends at a bar.
Bostic Says Fed Can Be Patient, Cut Unlikely Until Year End
Federal Reserve Bank of Atlanta President <-bsp-person state="{"_id":"0000018e-f363-d583-afbf-f3ffb70f0000","_type":"00000160-6f41-dae1-adf0-6ff519590003"}">Raphael Bostic-bsp-person> said he’s comfortable keeping interest rates steady, reiterating he doesn’t think it will be appropriate to lower borrowing costs until toward the end of the year.
Surprise Bill Win Rate Raises Cost Question, HHS Official Says
The high win rates health care providers are having in payment disputes under the No Surprises Act raise questions about whether the 2021 law is truly reducing health care costs, according to a Department of Heath and Human Services official.
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View MoreCase: Health Care & Benefits/Long-Term Disability Benefits (W.D. Mo.)
The court denied AT&T Umbrella Benefit Plan No. 3 and Sedwick Claim Management Services Inc.'s motion to dismiss an employee’s ERISA action challenging the denial of long-term disability benefits and alleging breach of fiduciary duties. Dickson v. AT&T Umbrella Ben. Plan No. 3, 2024 BL 128122, W.D. Mo., 4:23-cv-00456-DGK, 4/15/24
Case: Health Care & Benefits/Benefits Denial (N.D. Cal.)
The court denied the University of San Francisco Welfare Benefit Plan’s motion for summary judgment on the applicable standard of review of an employee’s ERISA and Parity Act action challenging the denial of benefits for residential treatment as not medically necessary. K.G. v. Univ. of S.F. Welfare Ben. Plan, 2024 BL 12455, N.D. Cal., Case No. 23-cv-00299-JSC, 4/11/24
Case: Health Care & Benefits/Benefits Denial (C.D. Cal.)
The court granted an employee’s request to overturn the Director’s Guild of America’s denial of benefits, and entered judgment in the employee’s favor, in this ERISA action for denial of benefits and breach of fiduciary duty. Dan C. v. Anthem Blue Cross Life & Health Ins. Co., 2024 BL 120514, C.D. Cal., 2:22-cv-03647-FLA (AJRx), 4/9/24
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