ERISA Preemption Does Not Apply To Overbilling Suit Against Health Care Provider

Mealey's (July 15, 2019, 12:55 PM EDT) -- CINCINNATI — The Sixth Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals on July 11 reversed a district court’s judgment in favor of a health care provider after determining that the suit alleging that the provider overbilled patients is not governed by the Employee Retirement Income Security Act and, therefore, was not properly removed from Tennessee state court (K.B., by and through her natural parent, Jennifer Qassis, et al. v. Methodist Healthcare - Memphis Hospitals et al., No. 18-6128, 6th Cir., 2019 U.S. App. LEXIS 20616). ...