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Missouri: PPACA

Adam V. Russo | June 28, 2010

Missouri. Gov. Jay Nixon recently signed a bill that requires health insurance companies in the state to speed up claims payments to doctors, hospitals, and other health care providers. The legislation was prompted by a 2009 report from the Missouri Department of Insurance that showed health care providers across the state were dealing with significant [...]

Missouri Federal Court Reaffirms Fundamental Principle: Employer’s Purchase of Stop Loss Insurance Does Not Alter Self-Funded Character of Plan

Adam V. Russo | January 29, 2010

The Boeing Company v. Thurmon, No. 4:09-cv-1456, in the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Missouri, December 7, 2009. This is a subrogation case, significant for its fresh and express reiteration of the bedrock proposition that purchase of stop loss insurance by the sponsor of a self-insured employee benefit plan does not [...]