Anthem Blue Cross Life & Health Insurance Co. v. HaloMD LLC, No. 8:25-cv-01467-KES, 2026 WL 982629 (C.D. Cal. Apr. 9, 2026), appeal docketed, No. 26-2355 (9th Cir. Apr. 16, 2026) | Aetna Health Inc. v. Radiology Partners, Inc., No. 3:24-cv-1343-BJD-LLL (M.D. Fla. Apr. 16, 2026), appeal docketed, No. 26-11607 (11th Cir. May 8, 2026) | […]
Category: Payor-Provider Disputes
Payor-Provider Case Spotlight: The Third and Ninth Circuits Draw ERISA’s Preemption Line Between the Verification Call and the EOB
Ahn v. Cigna Health & Life Insurance Co., No. 25-1723, ___ F.4th ___, 2026 WL 1813215 (3d Cir. June 24, 2026), aff’g No. 2:19-cv-07141, 2025 WL 830217 (D.N.J. Mar. 17, 2025) | Healthcare Ally Management of California, LLC v. WSP USA, Inc., No. 24-3479, ___ F.4th ___, 2026 WL 2319896 (9th Cir. Aug. 11, 2026), […]
Payor-Provider Alert: The Fifth Circuit Holds En Banc What Can and Can’t Be Included in the No Surprises Act’s Qualifying Payment Amount
Texas Medical Association v. U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, No. 23-40605, ___ F.4th ___, 2026 WL 2322331 (5th Cir. Aug. 11, 2026) (en banc) (per curiam) | Texas Medical Association v. U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, 120 F.4th 494 (5th Cir. 2024), reh’g en banc granted, opinion vacated, 138 F.4th 961 […]
Payor-Provider Case Spotlight: The Second Circuit Holds That Providers Cannot Sue to Enforce No Surprises Act Arbitration Awards
East Coast Advanced Plastic Surgery, LLC v. Cigna Health & Life Insurance Co., No. 25-2204, ___ F.4th ___ (2d Cir. Sept. 17, 2026), aff’g Nos. 25 Civ. 255, 25 Civ. 1686, 2025 WL 2371537 (S.D.N.Y. Aug. 14, 2025) | Guardian Flight, L.L.C. v. Health Care Service Corp., 140 F.4th 271 (5th Cir. 2025) Healthcare / […]