Citing Health Plan Exclusion, 8th Circuit Upholds Judgment Against Beneficiary

(June 9, 2023, 1:53 PM EDT) -- ST. LOUIS — An Eighth Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals panel ruled in part that a self-insured health plan’s exclusion means that it doesn’t have to cover medically necessary treatment for complications of weight-reduction surgery, and Iowa law and Affordable Care Act (ACA) provisions regarding emergency services don’t change that....