60, 62 n.1 (3d Cir. 2023) Court Description: OPINION. The POA at issue grants Dr. Tainsh the right to collect monies owed on [Mr. Hutchins'] behalf and for any other means necessary to effect the collection of monies, funds[,] or benefits which may be due [to Mr. Hutchins] for services rendered by SUMMIT IONM. (D.E. Labor Alliance Managed Trust Fund . If Dr. Tainsh were acting to benefit Mr. Hutchins in some way, the POA could have effect, as in cited instances in Am. Spine Ctr. Action to Enforce a Plan Benefit Pursuant to U.S.C. For additional website materials, please return to www.wr177healthcare.com 1-1 at 2.) Slow, less stable, much more vulnerable to viruses, spyware, malware, and prone to other security issues. During this time, Davison also served as editor of theOregon Teamster. See link under "Important Links". endstream
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Our health insurance since retired is from Retirees benefit trust from the union i guess. 26:2SS-11(a). 2:2022cv04583 - Document 16 (D.N.J. at 454. On August 3, 2021, Defendant paid $579.23 to the IONM provider-an out[-]of[-]network provider-for the IONM services. As it was under the UPS Company Plan, your vision coverage is provided through the Vision Service Plan (VSP) network. 2022 Teamsters joint Council 42 Scholarship . Their address is 2323 Eastlake Avenue East, Seattle, Washington 98102. A power of attorney does not transfer an ownership interest in the claim,' id. ' Pinkney v. Meadville, Pa., No. v. Aetna, Inc., 774 Fed.Appx. Medicare is the primary and the balance is covered by retiree coverage. we pay $75 each per month for healthcare which is pretty good. Visit www.vsp.com to find a provider in your area. Apr. Generally, courts apply the Rule 12(b)(6) standard when a defendant challenges a plaintiff's standing to bring an Employee Retirement Income Security Act (ERISA) claim. You will have to check with your local. Login. TEAMSTERS WESTERN REGION AND LOCAL 177 HEALTH CARE PLAN et al Filing 16 HUTCHINS v. TEAMSTERS WESTERN REGION AND LOCAL 177 HEALTH CARE PLAN et al, No. Dr. Tainsh, however, is not functioning as an agent on behalf of a principal; any recovery achieved will not benefit Mr. Hutchins in any way, as-pursuant to the NJNSA-he does not owe a debt to Dr. Tainsh, and she is not seeking to vindicate a right on his behalf. My spouse has an Ambien script and it's a pain. Co., 752 F.2d 874, 881 (3d Cir. It includes information on benefits but has no information on the diversion of negotiated money from your pension to fund the health plan. We got critical information about the contract campaign and how we could get involved. N-y@! J%W{wLjZ$+xPnwR(|*p+l*tyx s!"5xw_Cf3'fonhQzd: #uy6y&
6-)*m#*FC!q-H3 dy We're very proud of the exceptional benefits program we offer to our members and their families. Llame a nuestras lneas de servicio al cliente para asistencia o inicie sesin en el Portal. at *4. If you are employed by any of the following, you have health insurance through the Utah-Idaho Teamsters plan: If you are employed by any of the following, you have health insurance through theOregon Teasmters Employer Trust: Call 800-547-1314 See link under "Important Links", If you are covered under the Western Teamsters Welfare Trust (WTWT), you must call Northwest Administrators at 800-932-4790 for Eligibilityor 1-800-872-5439 for claim inquiries. 25, 2022). Visit the Teamsters Western Region and Local 177 Healthcare Plan website covering UPS Teamsters in the Western Region. 5:2016cv02083 - Document 52 (C.D. 890 F.3d at 453 (noting examples in which a power of attorney may assist patients experiencing short-term incapacitation after medical procedures, deployed service members, or patients suffering from progressive conditions). Feb. 23, 2021) (same). The authority to act on behalf of the principal' is the primary issue at hand in this matter. Plaintiffs shall have an opportunity to amend the Complaint, assuming Plaintiff can cure the defects identified herein. * Please make sure to use the latest browser version. Before this Court is Defendant Teamsters Western Region and Local 177 Healthcare Plan's (Defendant) Motion to Dismiss (D.E. Their address is 2621 South 3270 West, Salt Lake City, Utah 84119. ! hbbd``b`~ A $v Aq !.$ @B{$;H Z d$,fc`$x;@ Q$
If Mr. Hutchins does not owe any balance of the bill, Dr. Tainsh cannot recover anything on his behalf. (D.E. UPS is the single largest employer in the Teamsters Union. The Plan's Eligibility and Enrollment Department responded to Sanchez on May 15, 2015: "We are unable to enroll your dependent without proper certified birth certificates and social security numbers as stated on the Teamsters Western Region & Local 177 HealthCare Plan California Election Form." (Id.) 2%4tV cJ)d#P#{n`\"070.=s7{vABxdnqlvZ+7*e",j^LX4^sy6)6Y'[JQ+s^ UFPw26-UnDg.p]=SgaTG 72zD{1V/os>v6W}?&cCwfix1)frnPMBzy; Tainsh or Plaintiff) for failure to state a claim upon which relief can be granted pursuant to Federal Rule of Civil Procedure (Rule) 12(b)(6). Received Notice that Our Medicare Part D Thru Retiree Trust Is Being Cancelled, Teamcare Retiree Insurance Doesn't Pay If Spouse is Disabled. Signed by Judge Susan D. Wigenton on 4/10/2023. On June 24, 2021, a claim for $32,860.70, the cost of the IONM services, was submitted to Defendant and its Third-Party Administrator (TPA), Aetna, Inc. (Id. The Plan's Eligibility and Enrollment Department responded to Sanchez on May 15, 2015: "We are unable to enroll your dependent without proper certified birth certificates and social security numbers as stated on the Teamsters Western Region & Local 177 HealthCare Plan California Election Form." (Id. 2018). . No. 12.). (Id. (dam). Id. Orthopedic & Sports Med. 6-1) the Complaint filed by Plaintiff Joseph Hutchins, by his attorney in fact Cynthia Tainsh, ("Dr. Tainsh" or "Plaintiff") for failure to state a claim upon which relief can be granted pursuant to Federal . He joined Local 162 in 1994 loading trucks at UPS and served as a steward. 6-1) the Complaint filed by Plaintiff Joseph Hutchins, by his attorney in fact Cynthia Tainsh, (Dr. Vision benefits are available once every 12 months for you and your covered dependents. Make your practice more effective and efficient with Casetexts legal research suite. Visit www.wr177healthcare.com or call 855-215-2039 . Telephone Business Hours Mon-Fri 7:30am-4:30pm, All other UT/NV Health Funds: 801-266-3256 toll free: 800-345-3248, Pension Funds: 801-266-3271 toll free: 800-453-4584, Telephone Business Hours Mon-Fri 8:30am-4:30pm. Plaintiff asserts that the claim is pursued on behalf of Mr. Hutchins by his attorney in fact Cynthia Tainsh, pursuant to the POA, and that Defendant's payment for the subject services violate[s] the ERISA plan terms. (D.E. (dam) Download PDF of 9 "I attended a UPS contract workshop that TDU held for members of my local. Factual allegations must be enough to raise a right to relief above the speculative level Bell Atlantic Corp. v. Twombly, 550 U.S. 544, 555 (2007) (citing 5 C. WRIGHT & A. MILLER, FEDERAL PRACTICE AND PROCEDURE 1216, 235-36 (3d ed. The Third Circuit further explained that [a]ssignments and powers of attorney differ in important respects with distinct consequences for the power of a plan trustee to contractually bind an insured. Id. (Id. 10, 2023). 6-1 at 8.) Hutchins) underwent a complex cervical spine surgery performed at Morristown Memorial Hospital-an in-network provider-and received intraoperative neuromonitoring (IONM) services from Dr. Tainsh's medical group. PO Box 10128 | Detroit, MI 48210 | (313) 842-2600 | [emailprotected], Teamsters Rank and File Education and Legal Defense Foundation, PO Box 10303 | Detroit, MI 48210 | (313) 842-2615 | [emailprotected], Copyright 2015 | All Rights Reserved. and $5 is our co=pay for prescriptions. Any amended pleading must be filed within thirty (30) days. I have been on Medicare since mid 2017. Teamsters Western Region & Local 177 | west-region-and-local177-health-care-plan-amendments Teamsters Western Region and Local 177 Health Care Plan - Amendments Path: Teamsters Western Region and Local 177 Health Care Plan - Amendments Amendment No. *eTYkWvQ5i\R_?L7F(JHmHuHEkA ZWY,~]9mk}.s;RN;6\)[W0dVjT1BcA0WHMT{)
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" C!*l8!l@uN! . 2019) ([W]hether a party has derivative standing to file an ERISA claim involves a merits-based determination,' such that a motion to dismiss for lack of ERISA standing . at 12.) As an independent Third Party Administrator "TPA" specializing in labor-management, Taft-Hartley Fund Administration, we are pleased to provide our SSAPortal offering access 24/7 for: Google Chrome, Mozilla Firefox, Microsoft Edge, Apple Safari, Opera. In this circumstance, however, any financial claim and recovery Dr. Tainsh achieves will not benefit Mr. Hutchins. 1984)). It includes information on benefits but has no information on the diversion of negotiated money from your pension to fund the health plan. Threadbare recitals of the elements of a cause of action, supported by mere conclusory statements, do not suffice. Ashcroft v. Iqbal, 556 U.S. 662, 678 (2009) (citing Twombly, 550 U.S. at 555); see also Fowler v. UPMC Shadyside, 578 F.3d 203, 209-11 (3d Cir. Dr. Tainsh is not acting as an agent and is instead clearly representing her own interests in an obvious end-run around the anti-assignment provision of the ERISA plan. (citing N.J. Spine & Orthopedics, LLC v. Bae Sys., Inc., No. You can explore additional available newsletters here. at 455. 6-1 at 11.) . Id. It contains the same info as the website. Register today and get ready to build union power with Teamsters from across the country. This Trust Fund does not currently sponsor any Social Media sites Please refer to the Contact Us section of this website for any questions regarding your benefits. Be P` Ky.are This Court found, alternatively, that even if the power of attorney were a valid instrument, the provider would not have ERISA standing [b]ecause [a]n attorney in fact cannot litigate on their own behalf and for their own benefit. Id. (Id. * Please make sure to use the latest browser version. FACTUAL BACKGROUND AND PROCEDURAL HISTORY, On June 17, 2021, Joseph Hutchins (Mr. In addition to the above government sponsored program, the Teamsters Western Region & Local 177 Retiree Health Care Plan also now provides coverage for COVID-19 test kits. Determining whether the allegations in a complaint are plausible is a context-specific task that requires the reviewing court to draw on its judicial experience and common sense. Iqbal, 556 U.S. at 679 (citation omitted). 19-8783, 2021 WL 3661326, at *5 (D.N.J. -Welcome to the Teamsters Western Region and Local 177 Health Care Plan! Teamsters Western Region & Local 177 - Retirees Home -Welcome to the Teamsters Western Region and Local 177 Health Care Plan! 2112766, 2022 WL 1213467, at *3 (D.N.J. Further, Defendant does not owe Mr. Hutchins any reimbursement, so, contrary to the explicit language of the POA, Dr. Tainsh cannot pursue a claim for monies owed to Mr. Hutchins. VISIT WEBSITE Northwest Administrators Retirees in our local have to purchase Part B (hospital) and Part D. I believe some Western Conferences continue some of their health benefits. L{L|f7ZddM~ HWKoFWl4!h]8"zzI[E]J|HJ:t12l4[%6i)L)?&++aSk Western region and local 177 health care is the name of the plan. They pay 80% and the 20 % we pay is what is left over after a write off. Article 30(b) - Language added for all employees covered by the Teamsters Western Region and Local 177 Health Care Plan (TWR177) that the company shall make health and This Court finds that, with the discreet facts presented here, combined with the fact that Mr. Hutchins will not derive any benefit whatsoever from any recovery, the POA is the functional equivalent of an assignment, which is thus barred by the anti-assignment provision of the ERISA plan, and Dr. Tainsh is functionally acting as Plaintiff, but lacks standing to pursue the claim. 19-10735, 2020 WL 491258, at *2 (D.N.J. 36 0 obj
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of Allegheny, 515 F.3d 224, 231 (3d Cir. Retirement Benefits: The Teamsters Western Region 177 Retiree Health Plan will be available only for those individuals that retire on and after January 1st 2014. This Court having considered the parties' submissions, having reached its decision without oral argument pursuant to Rule 78, and for the reasons stated herein, Defendants' Motion to Dismiss is GRANTED. Attorney[s-]in[-]fact cannot litigate on their own behal[ves] and for their own benefit. N.J. Spine & Orthopedics, LLC v. Bae Sys., Inc., No. Mark Davison is a third-generation trade unionist. One patient was covered (D.E. d-M}@Es^=[lTkK!w)kkIEH[)5/(h*
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Under this benefit, which applies to COVID-19 test kits purchased on or after January 15, 2022, and through the end of the Coronavirus public . VI), 822 F.3d 125, 133 (3d Cir. Vision benefits are available once every 12 months for you and your covered dependents. D.E. TeamCare Teamsters Western Region & Local 177 Health Care Plan Teamsters-UPS National 401(k) Plan Previous UPS Agreements. 15.). Plaintiff's counsel concedes as much by admitting that in this case, there is no dispute between the patient (Plaintiff) and his medical provider. (D.E. What is Teamster Rank & File Education and Legal Defense Foundation (TRF)? Casetext, Inc. and Casetext are not a law firm and do not provide legal advice. _,EL#.Rb@@L#E? The division represents UPS package car drivers, air drivers, feeder drivers, part-time loaders, unloaders, sorters, clerks and mechanics. 2008) (stating that Rule 8 requires a showing,' rather than a blanket assertion, of an entitlement to relief (quoting Twombly, 550 U.S. at 555)). 14 at 4, 6.) He has negotiated and enforced strong contracts in every Local 162 represented industry. 25 0 obj
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Here, Plaintiff purports that because there is no reliance on an assignment of benefits, and because Dr. Tainsh is an individual and not an entity, her association with the medical provider is of no moment, and nothing is amiss with the POA. (D.E. One really needs to educate oneself on what Medicare pays for and how often. . Over-the-counter test kits. Visit www.vsp.com to find a provider in your area. 1132(g)(1), which provides that the [C]ourt in its discretion may allow a reasonable attorney's fee and costs of action to either party. This Court declines to exercise such discretion at this time and denies Defendant's request to impose such fees and costs, without prejudice. You're all set! The Complaint does not specify what party submitted the claim. 2009) (discussing the Iqbal standard). Sign up or login now to get instant access to claims, explanation of benefits, and more! In American Orthopedic & Sports Medicine v. Independence Blue Cross Blue Shield, the Third Circuit held that anti-assignment clauses in ERISA-governed health insurance plans as a general matter are enforceable. 890 F.3d 445, 453 (3d Cir. 2017) Court Description: ORDER GRANTING DEFENDANTS MOTION TO DISMISS 43 by Judge Otis D. Wright, II: ( MD JS-6. 1Xw[A`5G]Yoo}}C6{S.
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For additional website materials, please return to, Google Chrome, Mozilla Firefox, Microsoft Edge, Apple Safari, Opera. 14 at 13.) All states will probably follow Cali's lead. Login here . Liab. This site is protected by reCAPTCHA and the Google, District of New Jersey US Federal District Court, HUTCHINS v. TEAMSTERS WESTERN REGION AND LOCAL 177 HEALTH CARE PLAN et al. If the well-pleaded facts do not permit the court to infer more than the mere possibility of misconduct, the complaint should be dismissed for failing to show[] . Co., 752 F.2d at 881). . Defendant contends that Plaintiff's claims must be dismissed because the POA is, in fact, an assignment disguised as a power of attorney, which is barred by the anti-assignment provision in Mr. Hutchins' insurance plan, and that the Complaint is actually an attempt by the provider to collect against the plan in the guise of a claim brought by the patient where such action is barred by the New Jersey Out of Network Consumer Protection Transparency, Cost, Containment and Accountability Act (NJNSA). (D.E. (quoting Complaint of Bankers Tr. Univ. Moreover, when deciding a motion to dismiss, a court may look beyond the pleadings and consider document[s] integral to or explicitly relied upon in the complaint,' or any undisputedly authentic document that a defendant attaches as an exhibit to a motion to dismiss if the plaintiff's claims are based on the document. Id. If you are employed by any of the following, you have health insurance through the Western Teamsters Welfare Trust: https://myteamcare.org/ups/freightMembers/index.html, Page Last Updated: Mar 16, 2018 (15:38:51), Business Representative's Scheduled Visits, TEAMSTERS LOCAL483 |225 N 16th St., Ste 112|BOISE, ID 83702|.
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