Legal Opinion
Kobold v. Aetna Life Insurance
Court of Appeals of Arizona
Decided March 31, 2016No. 1 CA-CV 12-0315PublishedCited by 7 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
SWANN, Judge:
¶ 1 In Kobold v. Aetna Life Ins. Co., 233 Ariz. 100, 309 P.3d 924 (App.2013) (“Kobold /”), we held that 5 U.S.C. § 8902(m)(l) of the Federal Employee Health Benefits Act (“FEHBA”) did not preempt Arizona law forbidding subrogation in personal injury cases. After the Arizona Supreme Court denied review, the Office of Personnel Management (“OPM”) promulgated new regulations, set forth in 5 C.F.R. § 890.106, that construe § 8902(m)(l) to include subrogation and reimbursement terms in FEHBA contracts. In light of the new regulations, the United States Supreme Court vacated our…
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