Judge: Anti-Assignment Precedent Dooms Health Care Case, Amendment Attempt

(October 15, 2019, 8:22 AM EDT) -- TRENTON, N.J. — Recent Third Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals precedent finding anti-assignment provisions in Employee Retirement Income Security Act health plans enforceable strips a court of jurisdiction over a health care reimbursement case and precludes the court from considering the insured’s belated power of attorney arguments, a federal judge in New Jersey said Oct. 2 (University Spine Center, et al. v. Anthem Blue Cross Blue Shield, No. 17-11725, D. N.J., 2019 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 170788)....

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