ACA Includes Implied Right Of Action, Jurisdiction Proper, Insureds Say

Mealey's (May 1, 2018, 2:07 PM EDT) -- SEATTLE — While not explicit, the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (ACA) impliedly includes a private right of action, and a company and its agents’ participation in a scheme to advertise quality health care insurance while offering “woefully little coverage” provides jurisdiction, a class of insureds told a federal judge in Washington on April 30 (Cynthia Harvey, et al. v. Centene Corp., et al., No. 18-12, E.D. Wash.)....