AdventHealth and Ascension have announced a joint decision to unwind their six-year old Amita Health partnership serving the Chicago area. Following the transition, AdventHealth and Ascension will operate their individual hospitals and related healthcare facilities in the Chicago area.
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Nurse Says Hospital System Skirted COBRA Notice
Law360 (July 14, 2021, 7:47 PM EDT) A former nurse at a faith-based hospital system lodged a proposed class action against her ex-employer Wednesday, claiming it improperly cited a church plan exemption to skirt its federal requirement to inform her she could choose to keep health care coverage.
According to Kathleen McDonough s suit in Florida federal court, Adventist Health System Sunbelt Healthcare violated the Employee Retirement Income Security Act by not providing her with a detailed notice informing her of her right to elect continuing health care coverage after she was let go from her job.