Cigna Lost Court Appeal to Out-of-Network Providers & Patients – ERISAclaim.com Demystifies

On March 10, 2015, a federal Appeals Court ruled against CIGNA for out-of-network provider’s ERISA right to sue and out-of-network patient’s rights to both ERISA discount and PPO discount. In a consistent holding with a recent Ninth Circuit decision on November 5, 2014 for out-of-network provider’s ERISA right to sue, for the first time, the 5th Circuit…