Anti-Assignment Provision Bars Physician’s ERISA Suit, Judge Says

(October 19, 2020, 12:33 PM EDT) -- NASSAU, N.Y. — An anti-assignment provision strips a health care provider of standing to bring an Employee Retirement Income Security Act claim, and a second claim for breach of contract fails regardless of whether it is based in state law or ERISA, a federal judge in New York said Sept. 28 in granting a motion to dismiss (Shuriz Hishmeh, et al. v. Horizon Blue Cross Blue Shield of New Jersey, No. 19-4727, E.D. N.Y., 2020 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 185515)....

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