Insurer Appeals After Judge Bases Health Benefits Award On Nonparty Agreements

Mealey's (April 12, 2021, 10:45 AM EDT) -- BOZEMAN, Mont. — An insurer on April 5 appealed to the Ninth Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals a Montana federal judge’s grant of reconsideration and conclusion that a mental health provider’s agreement with other Blue Cross entities could serve as the benchmark for an award of benefits in an Employee Retirement Income Security Act benefits case....