Health Law Reporter Index-Summary

UNIFORMED SERVICES EMPLOYMENT AND REEMPLOYMENT RIGHTS ACT (USERRA)

– Angiography technologist claims firing due to U.S. Army Reserve membership (U.S., rev grant), 562; trial lawyers group may file amicus brief, 1165; cases pending as new term begins, 1307; (oral arg), 1511
– Arbitration clauses, paramedics' suit against ambulance firm may proceed (6th Cir.), 639

UNINSURED PERSONS

– California

– – Emergency room bills of indigent residents, county must pay (Cal. Super. Ct.), 1038
– – Excessive rates, reliance on admission agreement, 2 cases (Cal. Ct. App.), 618

– Idaho, county liable for usual and customary rates for commitment proceeding costs (Idaho), 1756
– Ky., cost increase due to proposed LSCs licensing rules, FTC letter, 233
– Tax-exempt hospitals, health care reform law changes standard on rates that can be charged, 512

UNIONS

– Collective bargaining

See COLLECTIVE BARGAINING; COLLECTIVE BARGAINING AGREEMENTS; NURSES AND NURSING

– Ill., right-to-work group seeks to invalidate state law allowing unions for home health aides (N.D. Ill.), 651; constitutional challenge to union organizing campaigns dismissed, 1658
– Name and personnel records used during NLRB hearing, no privacy violation (Pa. Super. Ct.), 72
– Nurses

See generally NURSES AND NURSING

– Outlook 2010, top health law issues, 5

UNIVERSITIES

See COLLEGES AND UNIVERSITIES

USERRA

See UNIFORMED SERVICES EMPLOYMENT AND REEMPLOYMENT RIGHTS ACT (USERRA)

UTAH

– Avandia, marketing as “wonder drug” for diabetes, suit by Utah attorney general (Utah Dist. Ct.), 1592
– Average wholesale price suit by state attorney general dismissed (Utah Dist. Ct.), 335
– Discretionary clause limitation in state law preempted by ERISA (10th Cir.), 69
– Health care reform constitutionality challenge

See PATIENT PROTECTION AND AFFORDABLE CARE ACT (PPACA)

– Mental health coverage law, insurers may exclude residential treatment, 1560
– Negligent credentialing valid cause of action (Utah), 724
– Univ. of Utah Hospitals agree to provide equal access to patients with hearing, vision, and speech disabilities, 217