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• U.S. Supreme Court Holds ERISA Does Not Preempt "Any Willing Provider" Laws ( December 2003 )
  David L. Bacon of Thelen Reid Brown Raysman & Steiner LLP

  On April 2, 2000, the U.S. Supreme Court in <i>Kentucky Ass'n of Health Plans v. Miller</i> held unanimously that ERISA does not preempt Kentucky's "any willing provider" laws. The Kentucky statutes prohibit health maintenance organizations ("HMOs") and other health insurers from excluding from their provider networks any health care providers who agree to their participation terms.

• Humana, Inc. v. Forsyth: The Insurance Business is Now Subject to RICO ….Is This the End of the McCarran-Ferguson Defense for Insurers? ( February 1999 )
  Michael J. Mueller of Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld LLP

  This article illustrates and analyses how the insurance industry can now be subject to RICO laws through an exploration in the case of Humana, Inc. v. Forsyth.