Judge Tosses Most Claims In Surgery Benefits Row But Allows Amended Complaint

Mealey's (April 27, 2022, 9:31 AM EDT) -- NEWARK, N.J. — Ruling in part that an anti-assignment provision bars claims asserted by one plaintiff and that the complaint does not adequately allege that five entities are proper defendants, a New Jersey federal judge on April 25 granted dismissal of most claims in a suit over allegations that health insurers improperly and “systematically deny benefits for post-mastectomy breast reconstruction when performed by assistant surgeons or co-surgeons” but granted leave to file an amended complaint within 30 days....