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Jan 15, 2025

ERISA 2025: Preparing for a litany of litigation and a new administration

The Employment Retirement Income Security Act confuses even the most experienced employment attorneys and Missouri lawyers should prepare themselves for a wave of litigation as we enter 2025.

Missouri state capitol
Jun 1, 2020

Medicaid ballot measure faces challenges as unconstitutional

A ballot measure proposing to expand Missouri’s Medicaid system has drawn two court challenges as it heads to the Aug. 4 ballot.

Apr 20, 2020

Lawsuit: Christian health care ministry was deceptive

A Christian health care sharing ministry sold “inherently unfair and deceptive health plans” to Missouri residents and failed to provide them with coverage, a class action lawsuit alleges. The federal […]

Mar 2, 2020

Supreme Court will decide the fate of Obama health care law

The Supreme Court agreed on Monday to decide a lawsuit that threatens the Obama-era health care law, but the decision is not likely until after the 2020 election. The court […]

Jan 9, 2020

‘Obamacare’ mandate: hot for lawyers, ho-hum to consumers

The repeal of an unpopular fine for people without health insurance has had little impact on “Obamacare” sign-ups or premiums, a gap between the real world and legal arguments from […]

Jan 9, 2020

‘Obamacare’ mandate: hot for lawyers, ho-hum to consumers

The repeal of an unpopular fine for people without health insurance has had little impact on “Obamacare” sign-ups or premiums, a gap between the real world and legal arguments from […]

Jan 6, 2020

Democratic states appeal Obamacare ruling to Supreme Court

In a move that could put the Obama-era health law squarely in the middle of the 2020 election, Democratic-led states have asked the Supreme Court for a fast-track review of […]

Jan 6, 2020

Democratic states appeal Obamacare ruling to Supreme Court

In a move that could put the Obama-era health law squarely in the middle of the 2020 election, Democratic-led states have asked the Supreme Court for a fast-track review of […]

Donald Trump
Dec 31, 2019

3 years in, no sign of Trump’s replacement for Obamacare

As a candidate for the White House, Donald Trump repeatedly promised that he would “immediately” replace President Barack Obama’s health care law with a plan of his own that would […]

Donald Trump
Dec 31, 2019

3 years in, no sign of Trump’s replacement for Obamacare

As a candidate for the White House, Donald Trump repeatedly promised that he would “immediately” replace President Barack Obama’s health care law with a plan of his own that would […]

Dec 17, 2019

Budget deal puts access to health care above curbing costs

The bipartisan budget deal announced in Congress protects access to health care under the Affordable Care Act but it also ditches one of that law’s main cost controls. The deal […]

Dec 17, 2019

Budget deal puts access to health care above curbing costs

The bipartisan budget deal announced in Congress protects access to health care under the Affordable Care Act but it also ditches one of that law’s main cost controls. The deal […]

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