9th Circuit Sends Tribe’s Pharmacy Reimbursement Dispute To Arbitration

Mealey's (August 10, 2022, 2:12 PM EDT) -- PASADENA, Calif. — The Ninth Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals on Aug. 9 affirmed a court order compelling arbitration in a dispute among Oklahoma tribal parties and the tribe’s pharmacy benefit manager parties over denied claims for reimbursement for covered medications that pharmacies provided to tribal members, finding that the tribe’s contention that its claims are not arbitrable must be resolved by an arbitrator....