9th Circuit: Air Ambulance Failed To Exhaust Remedies For Medicare Claims

Mealey's (April 12, 2022, 12:22 PM EDT) -- SAN FRANCISCO — A Ninth Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals panel on April 8 affirmed a district court’s dismissal of an air ambulance service’s claims for violation of California’s unfair competition law (UCL) and breach of contract against an insurer over its claims for transport of patients from Mexico to the United States, ruling that the company failed to exhaust administrative remedies under the Medicare Act before suing....