Judge: Chiropractors Adjust Standing, But Can’t Keep Underpayment Claims Upright

Mealey's (January 7, 2022, 2:18 PM EST) -- NEWARK, N.J. — Chiropractors now sufficiently allege that they have assignment of benefits which would give them standing to sue insurers, but the failure to establish that vendors enjoyed discretionary power over claims or cite any plan language entitling them to further payment dooms their case in part, a federal judge in New Jersey said Jan. 5 in ruling on a motion to dismiss....