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Litigation

May 16, 2015

Cap on care valid despite Obamacare

A district court judge decided Wednesday that a San Diego County man failed to prove his retiree health insurance plan should've been extended beyond its lifetime limits to pay for his ailing wife's treatment.


By Kibkabe Araya


Daily Journal Staff Writer


In a case that stands at the intersection of three major federal health care laws,
a U.S. district judge ruled late Wednesday that a San Diego County man failed to prove
his retiree health insurance plan should have been extended beyond its lifetime limits
on coverage to pay for his ailing wife's treatment.


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