[at-l] Denial of Health Coverage for "Risky" Sports

[lwbooher@halifax.com (Leslie Booher)]

Please tell us what we need to know, specifically if it includes hiking,
because I can't make any sense of any of it, and it LONG.  Thanks for
bringing it up, too.  anklebear

-----Original Message-----
From: Steve Landis <landis@epix.net>
To: AT-L <at-l@backcountry.net>
Date: Thursday, April 05, 2001 10:35 PM
Subject: [at-l] Denial of Health Coverage for "Risky" Sports


>>From another list:
><snip>
>
>> Federal Agencies Propose Adverse Rules on Health Insurance Coverage
>> Outdoor Recreation
>>
>> Regulations proposed by the Internal Revenue Service, the Pension and
>> Welfare Benefits Administration and the Health Care Financing
>> Administration could affect people who enjoy various forms of recreation
>> by permitting health insurers to exclude coverage for injuries resulting
>> from various forms of "dangerous" recreation. While the new proposals
>> state that an employer cannot refuse health-care coverage to an employee
>> based on participation in recreational activities, they permit health
>> insurers to deny coverage for injuries sustained in connection with such
>> recreational activities, effectively reaching the same result.
>>
>> The new regulations were jointly issued by the three federal agencies as
>> interim rules, which means they are effective now.   But the public has
>> until April 9 to comment on the proposals and such comments will be
>> considered.
><snip>
>
>Anyone know anything about or have any concerns about the "source of
>injury" issues that are raised in these "Interim Final Rules"? The
>comment period closes April 9
>
>Nondiscrimination in Health Coverage in the Group Market; Interim Final
>Rules and Proposed Rules
>
>Federal Register: January 8, 2001 (Volume 66, Number 5)]
>[Rules and Regulations]
>[Page 1377-1420]
>
>Go to the site and do a page search for "recreational"
>
>http://frwebgate.access.gpo.gov/cgi-bin/getdoc.cgi?dbname=2001_register&doc
id=01-106-filed
>
>Steve - not meaning to throw water on the campfire
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