Court Dismisses Some Claims Against Breast Surgery Center

A federal judge in Louisiana streamlined an action brought by a breast reconstruction surgery center against numerous Blue Cross Blue Shield health-insurance carriers for allegedly underpaying the center for its medical services (Ctr. for Restorative Breast Surgery, LLC v. Blue Cross Blue Shield of La., 2016 BL 147520, E.D. La., 2:11-cv-00806-SM-MBN, 5/6/16).

In her May 6 opinion, Judge Susie Morgan of the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Louisiana granted in part Blue Cross’s motion for summary judgment, dismissing several Employee Retirement Income Security Act claims. Morgan held that some Blue Cross carriers weren’t plan ...