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Juan Davila Case Study

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, Juan Davila receives health benefits through an insurance plan offered by Aetna Health Inc. Aetna Health Inc refused to provide certain medications to treat his illness. This refusal led to Juan Davila having complications that required him to be hospitalized. Juan Davila sued his health maintenance organization (HMO) in Texas state court under the Texas Health Care Liability Act (THCLA) because they refused to give him the proper medication and fail to exercise ordinary care when making healthcare treatment decisions. The case was moved to the federal court and was dismissed with preconception because the court concluded that the case should be governed under the federal Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 (ERISA). According
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