Preventing initiation of smoking among non-smokers and young people, and regulating its use for smokers
In general, the lawsuits assert that the health plans violated HIPAAs nondiscrimination rules by: Not offering a reasonable alternative standard to avoid the surcharge (or only applying the premium reduction on a prospective basis after completing the alternative standard) Not describing the availability of the alternative standard in all plan materials The lawsuits request various forms of relief, including reimbursing employees who paid the surcharges with interest, disgorging any benefits or profits, and paying all attorney fees and costs
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Benchmark comparison Taken together, the comparison shows that scope and assumption choices, not hidden datasets, drive the spread
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