Judge Says RICO Claim Survives Dismissal In Outpatient Payment Suit

Mealey's (March 15, 2021, 2:25 PM EDT) -- LOS ANGELES — Plaintiffs allege that a health care cost management company was a co-schemer in a campaign designed to mislead providers and pay the lowest amounts possible and cannot escape Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organizations Act claims by attempting to differentiate and separate its conduct, a federal judge in California said March 11 in denying a motion to dismiss....