2/3/2010
On Friday, January 29, 2010, the Michigan Supreme Court granted leave to appeal in Priority Health v. Commissioner of the Office of Financial and Insurance Services. The case arose after the Office of Financial and Insurance Services (now the Office of Financial and Insurance Regulation ("OFIR")) barred health insurance carriers from conditioning the issuance of small employer health insurance plans on the employer making a minimum contribution toward the employees' premium costs. The circuit court and the Court of Appeals both affirmed OFIR's ruling.
Read more of Matthew's entry on the One Court of Justice blog here.