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Litigation

Oct. 29, 2013

Suit accuses Kaiser hospitals of failing to adequately treat mental health issues

The proposed class action claims Kaiser hospitals in California are not treating patients with mental health conditions in a timely fashion.


By Saul Sugarman


Daily Journal Staff Writer


Kaiser Permanente medical centers in California are not treating patients with mental health conditions in a timely fashion, a proposed class action alleges in Alameda County Superior Court.


The complaint, which was served to Kaiser on Thursday, accuses the health care provider of violating four laws by dissuading patients to use certain mental health services or by failing to provide them. Futter...

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