In a 6-2 decision, the U.S. Supreme Court struck down a Vermontlaw that would've required health insurers to provide a variety ofinformation about claims to the state. The majority ruled that thefederal Employee Retirement Income Security Act(ERISA) prohibited the state’s action.
“ERISA expressly pre-empts ‘any and all State laws insofar asthey may now or hereafter relate to any employee benefit plan,’”stated the opinion, authored by Chief Justice JohnRoberts.
The decision found that the preemption imposed by federal lawwas necessary to prevent duplicative reporting requirements thatcreate “administrative waste” and “threaten to subject plans towide-ranging liability.”
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