District Court Finds Undocumented Immigrant Status Insufficient Basis to Rescind Coverage on Material Misrepresentation Grounds
A federal trial court has ordered a self-insured health plan to pay more than $760,000 in benefits to a hospital that provided care to a plan participant before his death. During treatment for a severe illness, it was discovered that the participant was an undocumented immigrant and had enrolled in the plan using a false …