Judge: Providers Don’t Need Detailed Policy Allegations At Pleading Stage

Mealey's (March 12, 2018, 11:11 AM EDT) -- LOS ANGELES — Requiring health care providers to detail policies’ specific conditions, exclusions and limitations at the pleading stage would likely make it impossible for them to ever sue insurers, a federal judge said Feb. 26 in holding that California unfair competition law (UCL) and other claims survive motions to dismiss (Casa Bella Recovery International Inc. v. Humana Inc., et al., Nos. 17-1801, 17-1804, 17-1807, C.D. Calif.)....