Health Care & Hospital Law
May 5, 2001
High Court Backs Right Of Elderly to Sue HMOs
SAN FRANCISCO - In a decision giving millions of elderly people new power to sue their health insurers, the California Supreme Court ruled Thursday that Medicare recipients can seek unlimited monetary damages in state court when their HMOs deny them treatment.




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