Lipedema Sufferer’s Liposuction Coverage Claims Proceed, Judge Says

Mealey's (December 11, 2019, 2:18 PM EST) -- SAN FRANCISCO — A woman adequately alleges that her insurer denies coverage for liposuction treatments for lipedema, despite covering surgeries needed to reduce pain and improve functionality in other settings, a federal judge in California said in declining to dismiss her case Dec. 10 (Michala Kazda v. Aetna Life Insurance Co., No. 19-2512, N.D. Calif.)....