Judge Says Husband Can Sue To Recover Dependent Wife's Health Benefits

Mealey's (July 22, 2020, 2:23 PM EDT) -- TAMPA, Fla. — Employee Retirement Income Security Act health care plan benefits permit a husband to sue an insurer for denying proton beam therapy for his covered and dependent wife, a federal judge in Florida said July 17 in denying a partial motion to dismiss (Doug Heckman, et al. v. United Healthcare Insurance Co., No. 20-39, M.D. Fla., 2020 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 126223)....