Judge Finds Medical Transport Company Lacks Standing To Pursue Reimbursement

(September 8, 2017, 9:44 AM EDT) -- SACRAMENTO, Calif. — An emergency medical transport failed to obtain an insurer’s approval before receiving an assignment of an insured’s rights and never notified the insurer that it was acting on those rights, a federal judge in California held Aug. 23 in granting summary judgment (Aviation West Charters LLC, et al. V. UnitedHealthcare Insurance Co., No. 16-436, E.D. Calif., 2017 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 136231)....