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University of Nevada, Las Vegas -- William S. Boyd School of Law

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2011

Health insurance

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Using Payroll Deduction To Shelter Individual Health Insurance From Income Tax, David Orentlicher Jan 2011

Using Payroll Deduction To Shelter Individual Health Insurance From Income Tax, David Orentlicher

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In this article, Professor Orentlicher and his colleagues assess the impact of state laws requiring or encouraging employers to establish ‘‘section 125’’ cafeteria plans that shelter employees’ premium contributions from tax.


Reforming State Mental Health Parity Law, Stacey A. Tovino Jan 2011

Reforming State Mental Health Parity Law, Stacey A. Tovino

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This Article is the final installment in a three-part project that presents a comprehensive challenge to lingering legal distinctions between physical and mental illness in the context of health insurance. The first installment in this series narrowly inquired as to whether the postpartum mood disorders should be classified as physical or mental illnesses in a range of health law contexts, including the context of health insurance. The second installment was broader in scope and challenged a number of federal provisions that allow publicly- and privately-funded health care programs and plans to provide mental health insurance benefits that are less comprehensive …