High Court Nixes "Treating Physician Rule"
By Steven Brostoff, Washington Editor
NU Online News Service, May 28, 12:56 p.m. EDT, Washington?Employee benefit plans need not accord "special deference" to the opinions of treating physicians when deciding whether employees are eligible for benefits, the United States Supreme Court has ruled.
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