by Monty Self | Sep 13, 2022 | Opinion
The Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act has come under fire once more. And yet again Judge Reed O’Connor in Texas is at the center of the debate. O’Connor is most known for his 2018 ruling in Texas v Azar where he attempted to invalidate the ACA, even after the...
by Monty Self | Jul 26, 2022 | Opinion
Fertility treatment is now only available to opposite-sex couples employed by OSF, a Catholic non-profit health care system based in Illinois. According to a July 18 Bloomberg Law report, OSF recently implemented this restriction to its employee health care benefit...
by Monty Self | Jul 5, 2022 | Opinion
Americans are worrying how they will pay for everything from their groceries to health care expenses due to rising inflation. Those struggling with chronic and life-threatening illnesses have been crushed with co-pays and deductibles for decades, and matters may get...
by Michael Chancellor | Jun 24, 2022 | Opinion
Trying to keep up with the Supreme Court decisions rolling out at the end of the current term is like trying to stay upright as the ground beneath me shifts. Two recent decisions and one looming have me seeing the radical shift (think earthquake) in the court. The...
by Monty Self | Aug 2, 2021 | Opinion
“Well, if we can do without you for two weeks, then maybe we do not really need you.” That was the response of a former boss to my request for a two-week vacation years ago. This is horrible employee management, but there is some general wisdom here. If you can go two...