Medical Insurers Seek Dismissal Of COVID-Testing Lab’s Reimbursement Claims

Mealey's ( May 5, 2023, 1:59 PM EDT) -- NEWARK, N.J. — In a lawsuit brought by a medical testing laboratory seeking reimbursement for COVID-19 testing from a group of health insurers, the insurers moved to dismiss the laboratory’s amended complaint, contending that the laboratory insufficiently pleaded a cause of action under the Employment Retirement Income Security Act and failed to allege that a valid contract existed between the parties so as to provide for state law causes of action....