Mealey's (October 28, 2019, 2:26 PM EDT) -- SAN FRANCISCO — A health care plan violated the Employee Retirement Income Security Act when it failed to notify insureds that the plan no longer offered in-network dialysis providers, a move that violated Medicare rules when prohibiting discrimination, and the assignment of “any cause of action” provides legal standing to pursue the claims, a provider tells the Ninth Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals in an Oct. 23 opening brief (DaVita Inc., et al. v. Amy’s Kitchen Inc., et al., No. 19-15963, 9th Cir.)....