Insured’s Bad Faith Suit Over Nonpayment Of Benefits Dispute Dismissed

Mealey's (February 8, 2021, 10:43 AM EST) -- HACKENSACK, N.J. — In an unpublished opinion, a New Jersey judge on Jan. 19 ruled that he lacks subject matter jurisdiction over claims brought by an insured against her health insurance provider over the insurer’s alleged overpayment of benefits and subsequent refusal to pay additional benefits owed to the insured following surgery conducted by an out-of-network provider because the insured has failed to first exhaust the necessary administrative claims process....