3rd Circuit revives suit North Jersey Brain v. Aetna

The 3rd U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals sided with five other circuit appeals courts in a recent ruling on when providers have standing to sue health insurers for benefits under the Employee Retiree Income Security Act (ERISA).

A three-judge panel at the 3rd Circuit reversed a lower-court decision on a New Jersey case, North Jersey Brain & Spine Center v. Aetna, and found that the spine treatment center gained standing to sue for benefits when three patients assigned the center the right to get insurance benefits payments.

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