Insurer, Lactation Class Launch Appeals After Partial Class Certification Victory

Mealey's (September 25, 2020, 10:37 AM EDT) -- SAN FRANCISCO — A group of women who claim that their insurer improperly denied coverage for lactation services under the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (ACA) filed a notice of appeal Sept. 23 challenging the partial denial of class certification after the parties stipulated to a judgment in light of the Ninth Circuit U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals' denial of interlocutory appeal.  The insurer filed its own notice of appeal on Sept. 18 (Rachel Condry, et al. v. UnitedHealth Group Inc., et al., No. 20-16823, 9th Cir.)...