Legal Opinion
Prudential Insurance Co. of America v. National Park Medical Center, Inc.
Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit
Decided September 2, 1998No. 97-2221, 97-2226, 97-2229PublishedCited by 8 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
BENNETT, District Judge.
This case involves the question of whether the Employee Retirement Income Security Act (ERISA), 29 U.S.C. § 1001 et seq., preempts Arkansas’ so-called “Patient Protection Act,” Acts 505 and 1193 passed by the Arkansas General Assembly in 1995 (the Arkansas PPA). The Arkansas General Assembly’s goal in passing the PPA was to ensure “that patients ... be given the opportunity to see the health care provider of their choice.” AkkCode Ann. § 23-99-202. However, various “health care insurers” within the meaning of the Arkansas PPA brought this declaratory judgment action…
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