The U.S. House of Representatives finally came down on the side of the right of patients to sue their health maintenance organizations. But that's only part of the story. A massive class action filed against Aetna Inc. alleges that routine cost containment techniques constitute mail fraud against the patients for whom Aetna contracts to care, and are actionable under the federal Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organizations Act. It was the second such filing against an HMO giant in a week.
October 13, 1999 at 12:00 AM
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The original version of this story was published on Law.Com
In a tumultuous two-day session, the U.S. House of Representatives finally came down on the side of the right of patients to sue their health maintenance organizations. But that’s only part of the story.
Even as lawmakers were taking to the floor to deliver speeches about the dangers of legal leeches or heartless HMOs, a court-based effort to establish or enhance a right to sue clicked into high gear.
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