10.13.09
ERISA Preemption and Health Reform: Should the Department of Justice Switch Sides?
In my article on ERISA preemption for the O’Neill Institute’s Legal Solutions in Health Reform, I argued that pay-or-play initiatives, such as those enacted in Maryland, San Francisco, and Massachusetts, are vulnerable to an ERISA preemption challenge. Two Circuit Court opinions present the issue directly. The 4th Circuit overturned the Maryland law based on ERISA […]