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Standing Anti-Assignment Clauses

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Third Circuit Upholds Health Plan’s Anti-Assignment Clause

The Third Circuit recently held that anti-assignment clauses in ERISA-governed healthcare plans are enforceable as long as they are unambiguous. The Court concluded that the anti-assignment clause clearly stated that...more

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American Orthopedic — Third Circuit Addresses Anti-Assignment Clauses and Powers of Attorney in ERISA-Governed Health Insurance...

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Recently, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit handed the insurance industry a small victory by holding that, in American Orthopedic & Sports Med. v. Indep. Blue Cross Blue Shield, unambiguous anti-assignment...more

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Near Unity Among the Circuits: Anti-Assignment Provisions are Enforceable

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U.S. Courts of Appeals in all but four Circuits have now held that anti-assignment provisions in health insurance plans governed by ERISA are enforceable. In American Orthopaedic & Sports Medicine v. Independence Blue Cross...more

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Third Circuit Issues Precedential Ruling: “Anti-Assignment” Clauses in ERISA-Governed Health Insurance Plans Are Enforceable

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On May 16, 2018, the US Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit held in a precedential opinion that “anti-assignment clauses in ERISA-governed health insurance plans as a general matter are enforceable.” In so holding, the...more

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