U.S. Supreme Court building on Tuesday, April 23, 2019. (Photo: Diego M. Radzinschi/ALM)

An Ohio group health plan did not violate federal law by offering limited coverage for outpatient dialysis, the U.S. Supreme Court ruled on Tuesday.

The court sided with Marietta Memorial Hospital’s employee health plan in a case brought by DaVita, one of the largest dialysis providers in the United States, according to CQRollcall. The plan covers dialysis providers only as out of network and reimburses them at a lower rate, leading DaVita to file a lawsuit in 2018.

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