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Petition of the day

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Thepetition of the day is:

16-149

Issue:(1) Whether the Federal Employees Health Benefits Act (FEHBA) preempts state laws that prevent carriers from seeking subrogation or reimbursement pursuant to their FEHBA contracts; and (2) whether FEHBA’s express-preemption provision, 5 U.S.C. 8902(m)(1), which expressly preempt[s] any State or local law that would prevent enforcement of the terms of any contract between the Office of Personnel Management and a carrier which relate to the nature, provision, or extent of coverage or benefits (including payments with respect to benefits)[,] violates the Supremacy Clause.

Cases: Coventry Health Care of Missouri, Inc. v. Nevils

Recommended Citation: Kate Howard, Petition of the day, SCOTUSblog (Aug. 27, 2016, 12:00 AM), https://www.scotusblog.com/2016/08/petition-of-the-day-979/