ACA Doesn’t Preempt Marketplace Breach Of Contract Suit, Judge Finds

Mealey's (March 13, 2019, 2:14 PM EDT) -- CINCINNATI — The Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (ACA) does not preempt a class’s state law claims alleging that their marketplace insurer breached its contract with insureds by misrepresenting the size of its provider network, a federal judge in Ohio said March 11 in remanding the case (Neha Desai, et al. v. CareSource Inc., No. 18-118, S.D. Ohio, 2019 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 38172)....