The Phia Group Blog

By: Kaitlyn MacLeod, Esq. Many employers have recently been exploring how to add “medical tourism” benefits as a way to guarantee that their employees have access to safe, comprehensive reproductive healthcare. What Is Abortion Tourism? Abortion tourism refers to traveling…

By: Nicholas Bonds, Esq. The Mississippi abortion ban sits at the center of Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health Organization, the case heard by the Supreme Court at the end of 2021, and its 15-week ban on abortions would represent a…

By: Chris Aguiar, Esq. It’s easy to get lost in the day to day of our jobs and forget WHY we do what we do. We jump in and out of all of our client’s problems and everything becomes so…

By: Andrew Silverio, Esq. In March, the California Department of Managed Health Care (“DMHC”) issued an “All Plan Letter” (available HERE) describing the relationship between the No Surprises Act (“NSA”) and California’s existing law establishing balance billing protections in various…

By: Jon Jablon, Esq. Texas is no stranger to breaking the mold when it comes to enacting laws that impact the health benefit industry. Health plans subject to Texas state law have had to deal with legislation such as the…

By: Micah Iberosi-Parnell, Esq. Last week, The Ninth U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals, often known for being more politically liberal than other federal appeals courts, reversed a landmark decision that required the nation’s largest behavioral health insurer to adopt more…