Judge Finds ERISA Governs, Preempts, Dorsal Root Ganglion Coverage Spat

Mealey's (April 13, 2017, 2:35 PM EDT) -- SAN DIEGO — A man’s claim that an insurer improperly denied coverage for dorsal root ganglion (DRG) stimulation as a treatment for his debilitating pain invokes the Employee Retirement Income Security Act, a federal judge in California held April 10 in denying remand and dismissing the claims as preempted (Jesse Stevenson v. Aetna Health of California Inc.; Sharp Rees Stealy Medical Group, and DOES 1 to 10, inclusive, No. 17-107, S.D. Calif., 2017 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 55515)....