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President Signs Executive Order To Study IVF Policy Protections Forecasting Possible Future Federal Safeguards for California IVF...

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On February 18, 2025, President Donald Trump signed an executive order to study policy recommendations to protect access to in vitro fertilization (IVF) and to reduce their associated costs. While headlines about the order...more

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New Reproductive Health Care Privacy Final Rule: Key Compliance Steps and Dates

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In the wake of the Supreme Court’s decision in Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health Organization and subsequent state abortion bans, the Office for Civil Rights (OCR) at the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services issued a...more

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Attention, Group Health Plans: New HIPAA Privacy Rule Governing Reproductive Health Care Information Imposes Obligations,...

It is critical for employers and plan fiduciaries/administrators to stay informed of HIPAA privacy and security-related legal developments because most employer sponsored group health plans — regardless of the employer’s...more

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HIPAA Privacy Rules Get a Post-Dobbs Refresh on Reproductive Health Care

Employers will soon see the national debate about abortion popping up in some unexpected places: the HIPAA privacy policies and procedures and notices of privacy practices they use for their health benefit plans....more

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Employers Consider Post-Dobbs Playbook in Dealing with Alabama Ruling on IVF Treatments

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Seyfarth Synopsis: Last week, the Alabama Supreme Court ruled that cryogenically frozen embryos are children and are protected from destruction under state law. This is the latest in a series of post-Dobbs judicial rulings...more

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Gender-Affirming Benefits: Best Practices for Group Health Plans

Federal legislative and regulatory activity related to employer-sponsored group health plans shows no signs of slowing, particularly with the issuance of interpretive guidance regarding the transparency and surprise-billing...more

American Conference Institute (ACI)

[Event] 14th Annual Advanced Forum on Managed Care Disputes and Litigation - March 29th - 30th, Chicago, IL

Hosted by ACI, 14th Annual Advanced Forum on Managed Care Disputes and Litigation returns for another exciting year with curated programming that will help you make sense of these developments, and their profound impact on...more

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Employee Benefits Post-Dobbs: Considerations for Year-End Planning

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Much has been written about the Supreme Court’s decision in Dobbs v. Jackson to overturn the constitutional right to abortion. For employers in particular, the Dobbs decision raised a number of questions about employee...more

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Hot Topics in Health Care – September 2022

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Physicians and Pharmacists Concerned Over Post Dobbs State Laws Limiting Independent Medical Judgment - On September 8, 2022, the American Medical Association (AMA), American Pharmacists Association (APhA), American...more

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Reproductive Rights: FAQS for People Seeking Abortions in New Jersey

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SAFE INTERNET SEARCHES AND PHONE CALLS- If I’m researching abortion online, are there ways to keep my searches private? Before you read these FAQs, you might want to educate yourself on how to keep your data more private....more

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Two Months Post-'Dobbs' What Healthcare Providers Need to Know — Q&A with Joan W. Feldman

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Two months post-Dobbs, Shipman & Goodwin's Joan W. Feldman shares her insights and her predictions for the future of reproductive health law issues....more

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Abortion as an Employee Health Benefit – How to Protect against Potential Liability Post-Dobbs

Amazon. Bank of America. Citigroup. Dick’s Sporting Goods. JP Morgan. Kroger. Meta. Microsoft. Procter & Gamble. Target. Walt Disney Company. These are just a few of what is a growing list of companies that have offered to...more

Miles & Stockbridge P.C.

Weighing Employers’ Strategies for Employee Benefits in a Post Roe World

As is now well known both in and outside of the legal community, the Supreme Court of the United States recently decided Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health Organization, where the Court analyzed a Mississippi law that restricted...more

Davis Wright Tremaine LLP

Post-Dobbs Benefit Options and Considerations

On June 24, 2022, the U.S. Supreme Court issued its decision in Dobbs v. Jackson Women's Health Organization, which overturned Roe v. Wade, thereby holding that the U.S. Constitution does not expressly or implicitly protect...more

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Dobbs and the Future of Health Plan ‎Abortion Coverage

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The Supreme Court’s June 24 ruling in Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health eliminating the constitutional right to an abortion, and leaving states to regulate or restrict the procedure, has created a complex and tangled web of...more

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Reproductive Healthcare Issues for Employers Series, Part I: May Abortions be Reimbursed on a Tax-Free Basis from a Health...

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Dickinson Wright’s All Things HR Blog is beginning a multi-part series on issues and questions faced by employers in response to the June 24, 2022, U.S. Supreme Court ruling in Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health Organization...more

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Impact of Dobbs Decision on Employee Benefits

On June 24, 2022, the U.S. Supreme Court issued its decision in Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health Organization, overturning Roe v. Wade and holding that there is no constitutionally protected right to abortion. While the Dobbs...more

Bond Schoeneck & King PLLC

The Demise of Roe v. Wade: Employment and Benefits Considerations

On June 24, 2022, in Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health Org., 2022 WL 2276808 (June 24, 2022), the U.S. Supreme Court overruled Roe v. Wade 410 U.S. 113 (1973) and Planned Parenthood of Southeastern Pennsylvania v. Casey 505...more

Neal, Gerber & Eisenberg LLP

Client Alert: Supreme Court Decision on Abortion Rights: 10 Key Questions for Employers and Group Health Plans

Recently, the United States Supreme Court issued its long-awaited opinion in Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health, which addressed a Mississippi law that generally prohibits abortions after 15 weeks of gestation. In its ruling,...more

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Dobbs’ Impact on Employers

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On June 24, 2022, the United States Supreme Court issued its long-anticipated ruling in Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health Organization. In Dobbs, the Supreme Court upheld Mississippi’s abortion restrictions making most abortion...more

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[Webinar] Post-Roe Compliance Think Tank Session - July 11th, 12:00 pm - 12:30 pm PT

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INSURANCE UPDATE - The Supreme Court’s ruling in Dobbs, that abortions are not a federal constitutional right, has caused employers to ask how this new ruling affects benefits compliance as well as potential liability for...more

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After Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health Organization: Impact on Employee Benefits

Employers and other group health plan sponsors are left with much to consider following the U.S. Supreme Court’s decision in Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health Organization, which overruled the Supreme Court’s prior landmark...more

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Post-Dobbs: FAQs for Employers and Other Benefit Plan Sponsors

Can group health plans continue to provide coverage for abortion-related expenses? In short, yes. Dobbs does not prohibit group health plans from covering abortion-related expenses. Instead, Dobbs eliminates federal...more

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What Employers Need To Know in a Post-Roe World

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On June 24, 2022, the Supreme Court issued its decision in Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health Organization, overturning Roe v. Wade, the 1973 ruling that protected a woman’s right to have an abortion. In Dobbs, the Supreme Court...more

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An Employer’s Guide to Workplace Protections for Abortion-Related Decisions

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Employers likely have questions about abortion-related employment protections and healthcare benefits after Friday’s SCOTUS controversial decision that overturned Roe v. Wade. Given the ruling, people in states with strict...more

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