Re: Ruling favors doctors, goes against insurers
From: art fougner, md (evsono@pipeline.com)
Tue Dec 5 13:42:44 2006
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Art
At Tue, 5 Dec 2006, GIN11153@aol.com wrote:
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> Posted on Tue, Dec. 05, 2006
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>Ruling favors doctors, goes against insurers
>n
>appeal is promised.
>By JULIUS A. KARASH
>The Kansas City Star
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>r
>. Atwell
>
>n
>lawsuit by more than 2,200 doctors against health insurance companies.
>o
>wind its way through the court system, with health insurers expected to
>appeal.
>The doctor groups sued area health insurers in February 2005, alleging a
>
>her
>nts.
>d
>UnitedHealthcare.
>The majority of the doctor-insurer contracts involved contain arbitration
>s
>recommended by a special master in the case.
>’
>s order supported their position.
>
>scionable
>hese arbitration
>agreements would be tantamount to granting immunity to these defendants
> class
>action.�
>Atwell also ordered that the case be put on hold pending appeals by the
>defendants.
>nnection
>petitive conduct in
>s’ attorney
>Diane Breneman said.
>ecision
>aid
>f
>disputes be resolved through arbitration, not the courts.�
>Humana spokesman Jeff Blunt said in an e-mail that Humana was disappointed
>by Atwell’s ruling.
>es to
> said.
>uch as
>this for all parties involved.�
>Humana also plans to appeal Atwell’s decision, Blunt said.
> pending
>lawsuits.
>Similar litigation is pending in Wyandotte County District Court. In
>ed in a
>related case pending in federal court in Miami.
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art fougner, md
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