Religion & Law

House Passes Protecting the Medicaid Safety Net Act
On March 3rd, 2008 the Oversight Committee released a report, “The Administration?s Medicaid Regulations: State-By-State Impacts.” The report examined seven Administration-imposed Medicaid regulations which, if implemented, would slash federal Medicaid funding to states for vital programs and services by about $18 billion over the next five years...

Illinois Nursing Homes at Risk with Threats in Medicaid Reductions
Proposed changes to federal funding for Medicaid could cost Illinois more than 10,000 jobs and over $400 million in lost wages. Over the next five years, Illinois could see upwards of $2...

Medicaid: Thousands of Medicaid Providers Abuse the Federal Tax System
Medicaid: Thousands of Medicaid Providers Abuse the Federal Tax System is the title of a new report from the Government Accountability Office.The GAO found that of "over 30,000 Medicaid providers, about 5 percent of those paid in fiscal year 2006, had over $1 billion of unpaid federal taxes...

GAO says CMS needs to provide more oversight over supplemental Medicaid payments
Medicaid program is shared between the federal government and states. States pay qualified providers for covered Medicaid services and receive federal matching funds from the Department of Health & Human Services? (HHS) Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) for...

GA) report addresses Indian Health Service/CMS relationship
Indian Health Service (IHS) may retain reimbursement from Medicare and Medicaid without an offsetting reduction in funding. Ensuring that IHS-funded facilities enroll individuals in?and obtain reimbursement from?Medicare and Medicaid can provide an important means of expanding the funding for health...

Medicaid Cuts Threaten Nursing Homes in Florida
The JC FLorida reported on recent cuts on proposed cuts in state funding. This week both the Senate Health and Human Services Appropriations Committee and the House Healthcare Council introduced their 2008-09 budgets...

Selection of State Supreme Court Judges
How State Court Judges are Selected

Law Enforcement and Criminal Justice Career Choices
Descriptions of law enforcement occupations

Privacy Protection Act 42 USC 21A
Federal Newsroom Law

Women and the Law
Earnings Gap

Women and the Law
Glass Ceilings:

Women and the Law
Women in the Justice System (judges, attorneys)

Consumer Funding
BlueHippo Funding agrees to set up $5 million restitution fund after modifying its computer sales program.

Lowe's Companies Inc.
Settlement reached in federal gender discrimination lawsuit.

Suit Filed On Behalf of 400,000 Michigan Medicaid-Dependents Denied Access to Dental Healthcare
Michigan Medicaid Sued Over Dental Healthcare

Ebay Fined
French Court Sets Fine at $61 Million

Personal Injury
Appeals Court Upholds Congressional Legislation

Female Sales Reps Win Gender Case Against Novartis
Female Sales Reps Win Gender Case Against Novartis