AcademyHealth Stateside - 03/27/2008  (Plain Text Version)

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In this issue:
 State Coverage Initiatives St@teside E-newsletter Has a New Look
 New SCI Report Highlights State Efforts to Rise Against the Inertia of the Status Quo and Advance Health Care Reform
 State Coverage Initiatives Summer Workshop for State Officials to be held in San Francisco
 Recent State Updates
 State Efforts to Expand Coverage to Children Face Federal Challenges
 Save the Date: State Health Research and Policy Interest Group Meeting
 State Health Initiatives Featured at AcademyHealth’s 25th Annual Research Meeting
 New SCI Issue Brief Provides Update on ERISA Court Decisions
 Reports of Interest

New SCI Issue Brief Provides Update on ERISA Court Decisions

Following two court decisions in 2007, the federal Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 (ERISA) continues to complicate states’ ability to include employers in health care reform efforts. A new SCI Issue Brief provides legal analysis of the most recent pre-emption decisions. For more information on ERISA and im­plications on state health policy, please visit http://www.statecoverage.net/erisa.htm.