Judge Dismisses ACA, Civil Rights Claims From AIDS Drug Discrimination Case

Mealey's (August 1, 2018, 2:08 PM EDT) -- NASHVILLE, Tenn. — An insurer’s policy requiring that certain prescriptions be filled at specialty pharmacies appears to cover drugs disabled individuals would use and those used by others, dooming a man’s class action lawsuit alleging discrimination under the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (ACA), a federal judge in Tennessee said July 30 (John Doe, et al. v. Bluecross Blueshield of Tennessee Inc., No. 17-2793, W.D. Tenn.; 2018 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 126845)....