Iowa Law School Offers Free Internet Course on Health Care Reform Law

Sep 2nd, 2010 | By | Category: Health care information
 

One area we have tried to cover at The Posse List is heathcare for contract attorneys.  The new health care law makes sweeping changes to our nation’s health care system. Many provisions will have a significant impact upon employers and their employees. While many of the changes are phased in gradually over the next eight years, many changes take effect this year.  Our previous posts on the subject can be found by clicking here.  

But even better, the University of Iowa College of Law is now offering a new course on health care reform law to the public for free via the university’s Internet-based distance learning system.  People who want to participate in the course may do so live on Thursdays from 2:20 p.m. to 4:20 p.m. Otherwise, they can watch videos of the class and view PowerPoint presentations and documents online at their own convenience.  Each session will focus on a different topic, including constitutional concerns, insurance, costs, technology and Medicare. Classes will be taught by faculty from different academic colleges at the University of Iowa and experts from other law schools.  For more information click here. 
 
In the meantime we’d like some feedback from Posse List members (see special email below to contact us): 

1.   If you have done any research on the legislation and you have some thoughts on these issues as they affect contract attorneys, email us and include any links you have found helpful/informative. 

2.   What has your agency told you (if anything) about how the new legislation affects them? 

3.   Many agencies offer some kind of  insurance plan in which the temps may enroll, but the agencies usually don’t pay any of the premiums.  Usually the candidate pays, and the cost is payroll-deducted.  If your agency offers coverage – any kind of coverage - tell us about it and send us their plans and/or a web link. 

4.   If you have found good, affordable healthcare coverage outside the contract attorney world (bar association, trade association, whatever) tell us about it.   

Please email us at heathcare@theposselist.com

 We’ll post all the information we collect.

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