McCulloch Orthopaedic Surgical Services, PLLC v. Aetna Inc.

U.S. Court of Appeals, Second Circuit · Decided 2017-05-18

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JOHN M. WALKER, JR., Circuit Judge: We consider in this case whether the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 (“ERISA”), 29 U.S.C. §§ 1001 et seq., completely preempts an “out-of-network” health care provider’s promissory-estoppel claim against a health insurer where the provider (1) did not receive a valid assignment for payment under the health care plan and (2) rec…

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