No. 18-523

W. A. Griffin v. Verizon Communications Inc., et al.

Lower Court: Eleventh Circuit
Docketed: 2018-10-19
Status: Denied
Type: Paid
Response Waived
Tags: affordable-care-act anti-assignment-clause anti-assignment-clauses assignment-of-benefits civil-rights discrimination federal-financial-assistance good-old-boys-club plan-administration provider-standing section-1557 standing third-party-administrator
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Latest Conference: 2019-01-04
Question Presented (from Petition)

Whether or not it can be reasonably inferred that plan administrators are liable for discrimination under Section 1557 of the Affordable Care Act when federal dockets show that the plan exclusively permitted white, male providers ("Good Old Boys Club") to purse litigation as provider assignees, but used written plan anti-assignment provisions only against Dr. Griffn.

Whether or not an employer and/or a third party plan administrator that sponsors, funds, and administers a welfare benefit plan that receives federal financial assistance in the form of healthcare credits and/ or Medicare subsidies, is liable under Section 1557 of the Affordable Care Act for discrimination in the plan design.

Question Presented (AI Summary)

Whether plan administrators discriminated against an African American female provider under Section 1557 of the Affordable Care Act

Docket Entries

2019-01-07
Petition DENIED.
2018-12-05
DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 1/4/2019.
2018-11-21
Waiver of right of respondent Verizon Communications Inc. and Anthem Insurance Companies, Inc. to respond filed.
2018-10-09
Petition for a writ of certiorari filed. (Response due November 19, 2018)

Attorneys

Verizon Communications Inc. and Anthem Insurance Companies, Inc.
Lindsey B. MannTroutman Sanders LLP, Respondent
W. A. Griffin
W. A. Griffin — Petitioner