Legal Opinion
American Drug Stores, Inc. v. Harvard Pilgrim Health Care, Inc.
District Court, D. Massachusetts
Decided August 15, 1997No. Civil Action 96-10084-MELPublishedCited by 8 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
LASKER, District Judge.
This case raises the question whether the Massachusetts “Pharmacy Freedom of Choice — Any Willing Provider Act,” Mass. Gen.Laws ch. 176D, § 3B, is preempted by the federal Employee Retirement Income Security Act, 29 U.S.C. §§ 1001-1461. Plaintiff American Drug Stores, Inc., d/b/a Oseo Drug Stores (“Oseo”), has brought this suit seeking to gain admission to the restricted pharmacy networks through which the defendants, Harvard Pilgrim Health Care (“HPHC”) and the Prudential Insurance Company of America (“Prudential”), contract to supply their respective…
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