Lawsuit Over Minnesota PBM Reform Law Sheds Light on the ERISA Element
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Jan 23, 2025
The Cigna Group and Cigna Health & Life Insurance Company last month joined a lawsuit against the Minnesota Dept. of Commerce, claiming the state’s PBM reform law violates a legal concept known as ERISA pre-emption. And it isn’t the only state-level PBM law that the ERISA Industry Committee (ERIC) is targeting for possible legal challenges, the powerful employer group tells AIS Health.
Cigna, ERIC and the National Labor Alliance of Health Care Coalitions filed the complaint in federal court on Dec. 27, alleging the law dictates the design of health plans, including self-insured plans that fall under the jurisdiction of the federal Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 (ERISA).
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