Day: July 7, 2022

Group Health Plans and Abortion: Implications of Supreme Court Decision | Baker Donelson

In the wake of the Supreme Court’s ruling in Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health, employers are questioning what impact, if any, this decision will have on their group health plans. In the Dobbs decision, the Supreme Court reversed 50 years of precedent by ruling that the Constitution does not provide for a right to abortion and therefore that states have the Constitutional right to legislate abortion. How, then, does this ruling impact employer-sponsored group health plans? In this alert we address four items of immediate concern and expect to supplement this analysis as this drastic change in the law develops.

1. Must a Group Health Plan Provide Coverage for Abortions?

There are no federal laws or regulations that require an employer-sponsored group health plan to provide coverage for elective abortions. The Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act of 2010, as amended (ACA), set forth standards that require coverage

Read the rest

Reckitt Benckiser ‘may shelve plan to sell infant-nutrition unit’

UK consumer goods major Reckitt Benckiser is reportedly considering postponing plans to sell its infant-formula unit.

News agency Bloomberg, quoting unnamed sources familiar with the situation, said the sale, reputedly worth US$7bn, has fallen victim to “chaos in the industry and worsening financing markets”.

The company reportedly kicked off plans to sell its remaining businesses in infant formula in April and was said to be working with advisers on moves to sell the assets, which include the Enfamil brand. A

Read the rest

The Partner Mountain Climber Challenge Workout Trains Your Core

The mountain climber can be a surprisingly effective exercise (just look at how 30 days of mountain climbers can totally transform your body). And doing a few sets with a friend or workout buddy a few times a week? You’ll definitely fire up all your muscles and boost your training capacity, to boot. For this tutorial, Men’s Health fitness director Ebenezer Samuel, C.S.C.S. and Women’s Health editor-in-chief Liz Plosser had a lot of fun while torching their core muscles (and plenty of calories) in NYC’s Central Park for their latest training video.

“My entire core was engaged, my brain was engaged, our hands were engaged. It was awesome and super challenging,” says Plosser.

Samuel, meanwhile, notes that this may be the hardest move in the history of the “Liz and Ebvideo series. “And the challenge is you have to find the way to keep your

Read the rest