Judge Rejects Expert Challenge In Deaf Woman’s ACA Discrimination Case

Mealey's (November 13, 2020, 1:17 PM EST) -- BATON ROUGE, La. — Any flaw in testimony based on an expert’s visit to a hospital and review of its policies produced in support of a Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (ACA) discrimination claim can be raised during cross-examination, a federal judge in Louisiana said Nov. 10 in denying reconsideration (Sandra King v. Our Lady of the Lake Hospital Inc., No.17-530, M.D. La., 2020 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 209958)....