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Sex Discrimination And Insurance For Contraception, Sylvia A. Law
Sex Discrimination And Insurance For Contraception, Sylvia A. Law
Washington Law Review
Unintended pregnancy is a serious problem in the United States. Most private insurance plans do not pay for contraception even though they pay for other prescription drugs and devices. This Article argues that this pattern constitutes sex discrimination and is prohibited by Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, as amended by the Pregnancy Discrimination Act. It discusses the reasons this issue has been neglected and suggests ways federal and state officials might remedy this common form of gender discrimination.
Preventing Insider Misappropriation Of Not-For-Profit Health Care Provider Assets: A Federal Tax Law Prescription, John F. Coverdale
Preventing Insider Misappropriation Of Not-For-Profit Health Care Provider Assets: A Federal Tax Law Prescription, John F. Coverdale
Washington Law Review
Not-for-profit health care providers are converting to for-profit status on an unprecedented scale. Directors and officers have too frequently taken advantage of the conversions to misappropriate the organizations' assets. Common law remedies have proven inadequate, and many states have no specific statutory remedies. The state statutory remedies that have been enacted range from fairly comprehensive to quite inadequate. Not-for-profit health providers are generally also subject to the federal tax rules governing tax-exempt organizations. Until recently, however, the only sanction available to the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) was to revoke the organization's tax-exempt status. The IRS rarely invoked this remedy both …