Welcome back to a jam-packed conversation at The Bar! From navigator funding for the ACA to reproductive health care, the election of 2024 will likely have wide ranging effects on employer group health plans. Join us as JD and Kerri break down how high risk pools, Medicaid reform, and even the Comstock Act might be part of the conversation over the next four years. Also, what do the new administration’s Cabinet picks mean for health care? And what about prescription drug prices? In Last Call, JD highlights some of the lesser known questions on the ballot.

It's election season at The Bar! We're hanging our red, white and blue bunting and the Uncle Sam hats have never been taller. Join J.D. and Kerri for this important discussion of how the outcome of the 2024 election might affect employer group health plans. And in Last Call, JD salutes the unsung heroes of democracy who make the election happen.

Welcome back to the Bar, where Kerri and J.D. are having a farewell toast to the administrative law concept of “Chevron deference.” The reversal of this decades-old precedent could have long ranging effects on employer group health plans, so we discuss the implications and what comes next. In Last Call, J.D. pays tribute to the anniversary of the Apollo 11 moon landing.

Summer is in full swing at the Bar, but the courts aren’t quite done for the term yet. This month, Kerri and JD cover two cases that will affect employer group health plans. The first is Food and Drug Administration v Alliance for Hippocratic Medicine, where the Supreme Court ruled that mifepristone could remain on the market. Also, we break down a narrow ruling in the appellate court in Braidwood v Becerra, a case about preventative care in the ACA. And in Last Call, JD and Kerri pay tribute to one of the Bar’s favorite Canadians and actors, Donald Sutherland.

It’s summertime at the Bar, and that means one thing: new regulations! HHS has issued some new HIPAA rules around reproductive healthcare. JD and Kerri break down what’s new. Also, there are some new non-discrimination regulations from the ACA around gender identity and sexual orientation. And during last call, JD channels his inner restaurant critic to discuss, what else, the 2024 Olympics.

The Bar is open and back on the road! Join JD and Kerri at the Albuquerque Health Forum, where we kick off election season, and give an update on a handful of issues, including the prospect of new Pharmacy Benefit Manager legislation, mental health parity rules, and healthcare fiduciary lawsuits. There’s also an update on ERISA, or as we at the Bar call it, the Full Employment for Benefit Lawyers Act. In Last Call, Kerri has a basketball-related dilemma.

Happy spring from your friends at the Bar! The recent Alabama Supreme Court ruling that frozen embryos are children has employers taking a second look at their family building benefits. Kerri and JD break down the ripple effects of this unanticipated change. And in Last Call, JD highlights the importance of staying in good shape over the holidays.

Welcome back, the Bar is open! This month, JD and Kerri discuss how two cases before the Supreme Court, Loper Bright Enterprises v. Raimondo and Relentless, Inc. v. Department of Commerce, may spell the end of Chevron deference, which would have a massive impact on how healthcare policy is administered. And in Last Call, J.D. eulogizes a fellow Fordham alum, Charles Osgood.

Happy Holidays from your friends at the Bar! Forget wrapping up 2023, we’re on to 2024! J.D. and Kerri look into the crystal ball to see what we’re likely to be talking about next year, including the Supreme Court taking up a mifepristone case, pharmacy benefit manager reform and price transparency in Congress, and fiduciary litigation for healthcare plans. And in Last Call, J.D. and Kerri name The Bar’s Person of the Year.