Health Care & Hospital Law,
Civil Litigation
Nov. 18, 2020
State violates contracts, requires COVID test payment, suit says
The pandemic has sparked suits by insurers around the country that claim states are interfering with contracts through emergency orders.
The state unconstitutionally violated health care contracts by requiring medical plans to cover the cost of COVID testing, according to a lawsuit against the California Department of Managed Health Care.
The complaint was filed in Los Angeles County Superior Court on Friday by the California Association of Health Plans, whose 45 member companies provide health coverage to 26 million Californians. The agency's acting director, Mary W...
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