Leon Rodriguez Discusses 2024’s Biggest Benefits Policy Developments in Law360

Law360 quoted Leon Rodriguez in its article, “3 Biggest Benefits Policy Developments From 2024's 1st Half,” on June 28. Rodriguez discussed a major policy change that impacted employee health benefit plans - a final rule on healthcare nondiscrimination policy protecting access to healthcare for the LGBTQ+ community and other vulnerable populations.

“I’m watching for resolution agreements between the OCR and entities subject to the Section 1557 rule…I think that's going to happen sooner than any kind of litigation resulting from enforcement actions, for the very simple reason that there is immense pressure on providers to settle their cases with OCR.”

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