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Tiara Yachts v. BCBS Michigan: A Cautionary Tale
By: Jon Jablon, Esq. When it comes to self-funded health plans, fiduciary duties often tend to lurk in the background – acknowledged and respected, but not always fully understood. The recent Sixth Circuit decision in Tiara Yachts, Inc. v. Blue…
By: David Ostrowsky For fiduciaries of health and retirement plans, things have gotten more complicated. In what has been a very busy spring for the Supreme Court, it recently heard the case of Cunningham et. al. v. Cornell University, in which…
By: David Ostrowsky The numbers are simply too grim to ignore. Not even a month ago, on April 4, the results of the West Health and Gallup poll survey, conducted from mid-November to late December last year, were published, revealing…
By: David Ostrowsky In 2008, under the George W. Bush administration, the Mental Health Parity and Addiction Equity Act (MHPAEA) was enacted to ensure that health insurance plans did not impose more restrictive limitations on mental health and substance use…
A Discussion of the Executive Order to Lower Drug Prices
By: Kendall Jackson The high costs associated with prescription drugs consistently provoke conversation in the self-funded healthcare industry. Not only is it an issue that most health plans encounter, but it is also a concern that trickles down to the…
By: David Ostrowsky Without question, artificial intelligence beholds many downright frightening risks when implemented in the healthcare field. Without proper oversight, AI could have the final say in depriving a patient of a necessary procedure or steering them towards a…
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