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	<title>Passion for Subro &#187; Texas</title>
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	<description>The personal subrogation blog of Attorney Adam V. Russo.</description>
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		<title>Small Employer Health Benefit Plan Proposed Rules</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 30 Jan 2012 16:27:10 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[The department has proposed a rule implementing Senate Bill 80, enacted by the 81st Legislature, Regular Session, allowing carries to offer a small employer health benefit plan with 100 percent employer contribution.  A copy of this proposed rule may be accessed at:  http://www.tdi.texas.gov/rules/2012/documents/26.8.pdf]]></description>
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		<title>H-E-B to launch healthy-eating initiative</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 18 Jan 2012 01:27:59 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[H-E-B is sharing with the public what it’s learned about its own employees’ wellness and on Friday will launch “Healthy at H-E-B” at the store at 2950 Southmost Blvd. The company describes the effort as a “comprehensive commitment to improve the health of Texans.” As part of the initiative, H-E-B will showcase chef-inspired recipes at [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Recent State Law Changes May Impact Your Health and Welfare Program</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 09 Jan 2012 00:58:40 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[As a general rule, state insurance laws apply to employer-sponsored insured group health plans but not self-insured group health plans. The Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974, as amended (ERISA) generally exempts group health plans sponsored by private sector employers from state insurance laws. However, because insurers must comply with state insurance laws, a [...]]]></description>
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		<title>SIIA Files Amicus Brief in Defense of Third Party Administrators and Self-Insurance</title>
		<link>http://www.passionforsubro.com/third-party-administrators/siia-files-amicus-brief-in-defense-of-third-party-administrators-and-self-insurance/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 06 Jan 2012 03:20:37 +0000</pubDate>
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				<category><![CDATA[Legal]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[www.myhealthguide.com MyHealthGuide Source: The Self-Insurance Institute of America, Inc. (SIIA), 12/15/2011, www.SIIA.org (Article provided again from last week&#8217;s MyHealthGuide Newsletter as background reference to above article.) Case: Holdings, Inc. v. Baylor Health Care SystemsThe Self-Insurance Institute of America, Inc. (SIIA) filed an &#8220;initial&#8221; amicus brief with the Texas State Supreme Court in the above case. [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Texas Supreme Court Requests that Baylor Health Care System in Response to SIIA&#8217;s Amicus Brief Petition in Case of GPA Holding, Inc. v. Baylor Health Care System</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 06 Jan 2012 03:11:28 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[www.myhealthguide.com MyHealthGuide Source: The Phia Group, 12/31/2011 Editor&#8217;s Note: Last week (and again below), this Newsletter reported that The Self-Insurance Institute of American (SIIA) filed an Amicus Brief on behalf of GPA Holding, Inc. in the case, GPA Holding, Inc. v. Baylor Health Care System.  The Texas Supreme Court has now responded. The Texas Supreme [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Abilene entities say paid maternity leave rare, but options are available</title>
		<link>http://www.passionforsubro.com/state-law/texas/abilene-entities-say-paid-maternity-leave-rare-but-options-are-available/</link>
		<comments>http://www.passionforsubro.com/state-law/texas/abilene-entities-say-paid-maternity-leave-rare-but-options-are-available/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 27 Dec 2011 02:26:17 +0000</pubDate>
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				<category><![CDATA[FMLA]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Scott Golding, executive director of the Presbyterian Medical Care Mission, knows the clinic&#8217;s policy of paying female employees six weeks of maternity leave is &#8220;pretty rare&#8221; these days. &#8220;But it&#8217;s just important for us to let them have that time,&#8221; Golding said. &#8220;We take the philosophy this is an important job, but it is a [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Texas Retirement System Changes Retirees’ Health Plan</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 22 Dec 2011 16:05:08 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[December 12, 2011 (PLANSPONSOR.com) &#8211; The Texas Employees Retirement System expects to save about $20 million next year by shifting most of its retirees to a Medicare Advantage health-insurance plan.  http://www.plansponsor.com/Texas_Retirement_System_Changes_Retirees_Health_Plan.aspx]]></description>
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		<title>PROVING MEDICAL EXPENSES IN TEXAS SUBROGATION CASES</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 15 Dec 2011 15:31:22 +0000</pubDate>
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				<category><![CDATA[Subrogation]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[On July 1, 2011 the Texas Supreme Court finally settled the long-standing issue of whether an injured plaintiff may recover the amount of medical expenses charged by doctors or the amount actually paid or incurred. Trial lawyers have long argued that plaintiffs should be entitled to recover the amount charged to them by doctors and [...]]]></description>
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		<title>TEXAS SUPREME COURT CLARIFIES SCOPE OF RECOVERABLE AMOUNT IN PERSONAL INJURY LAWSUITS</title>
		<link>http://www.passionforsubro.com/state-law/texas/texas-supreme-court-clarifies-scope-of-recoverable-amount-in-personal-injury-lawsuits/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 01 Sep 2011 16:35:39 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[www.mwl-law.com      August 2011 During the tort reform flurry of 2003 in Texas, CPRC § 41.0105 was amended to limit a plaintiff’s recovery of medical expenses to those that are paid or incurred, rather than the full medical bill charged to the patient. One of the lingering questions was whether the full, non-discounted bills could be [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Feeling Pinched &#8211; Hospitals, Docs Anxious As ‘Provider Payment Cuts Are Pretty Easy To Do&#8217;</title>
		<link>http://www.passionforsubro.com/state-law/texas/feeling-pinched-hospitals-docs-anxious-as-%e2%80%98provider-payment-cuts-are-pretty-easy-to-do/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 15 Aug 2011 13:19:24 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[www.modernhealthcare.com        By Rich Daly    August 8, 2011 The newly enacted debt-ceiling deal may have saved the nation from a financial crisis, but it also managed to paint a target on the backs of healthcare providers. And the potential size and scope of the cuts they could face has providers scrambling for a response. Related content On [...]]]></description>
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