Insurer Launches Daubert Challenges As Plaintiffs Seek ACA Lactation Classes

Mealey's (April 30, 2019, 10:02 AM EDT) -- SAN FRANCISCO — As insureds on April 5 wrapped up their efforts at certifying a trio of classes involving alleged violations of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (ACA)’s lactation coverage rules, an insurer on April 11 filed reply briefs in a series of Daubert challenges seeking exclusion of the experts offered in support of the motion (Rachel Condry, et al. v. UnitedHealth Group Inc., et al., No. 17-183, N.D. Calif.)....