For Different Reasons ERISA, ACA Claims Both Fail In Provider-Insurer Suit

Mealey's (August 19, 2021, 1:47 PM EDT) -- TRENTON, N.J. — A power of attorney provides standing to sue insurers even where anti-assignment provisions exist, but providers ultimately fail to state a claim for compensation under the Employee Retirement Income Security Act and cannot show that the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (ACA) created a private right of action, a federal judge in New Jersey said Aug. 18 in partially granting motions to dismiss....