9th Circuit Upholds Benefits Plan Administrator’s Device Exclusion Under ERISA

Mealey's (November 16, 2021, 1:12 PM EST) -- SAN FRANCISCO —  A Ninth Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals panel on Nov. 12 upheld the dismissal of class allegations over denial of coverage for a nerve stimulation pain management treatment, ruling in an unpublished memorandum disposition that the plan incorporated a policy stating that the treatment is investigative and not medically necessary....