Healthcare/Hospital Law
Apr. 21, 2009
Third-Party Plans Not Immune in Medical Denials, Court Says
When Superior Court Judge David Mintz was denied the only surgery that doctors said could save his life, he sued to receive treatment. A decision last week by an appeals court has vindicated the 49-year-old judge, though it came too late: He died of sarcoma of the lung last May.
Daily Journal Staff Writer LOS ANGELES - When Superior Court Judge David Mintz was denied the only surgery that doctors said could save his life, he sued to receive treatment. A decision last week by an appeals court has vindicated the 49-year-old judge, though it came too late: He died of sarcoma of the lung last May. Like many state employees, Mintz received public health benefits from CalPERS. His plan farmed out administrative d...
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