Subrogation or subterfuge: the myth of ERISA health benefit plans.
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Implications of ERISA for health benefits and the number of self-funded ERISA plans.
This Issue Brief provides an overview of the issues relating to the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 (ERISA) and health benefit plans, the major case law relating to ERISA and health plans, and the implications of the preemption of state regulations for health plan sponsors and participants. It also presents the latest data on the number of health plan participants in self-funded...
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ورودعنوان ژورنال:
- The Journal of contemporary health law and policy
دوره 19 1 شماره
صفحات -
تاریخ انتشار 2002