The United State Supreme Court has agreed to hear a case concerning an ERISA plan’s legal right to sue a plan participant for reimbursement. As John Wood explains, “This important issue typically arises when an ERISA health plan pays medical bills for an injured participant. If the participant recovers from a third-party tortfeasor, the plan then seeks to recover its reimbursement interest from the participant.”
Read more about the issue and the case here at John’s erisaontheweb blog.