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KRAUSE, KALFAYAN, BENINK & SLAVENS, LLP, Announces Filing a Class Action Lawsuit Against Scripps Health, et al.
February 15th, 2009
Krause, Kalfayan, Benink & Slavens, LLP filed a class action lawsuit today in San Diego Superior Court on behalf of a putative class of California emergency medical services patients whom, during the past four years, Scripps Health billed for medical services after their HMO's refused to pay the full amount of their emergency medical bills. The lawsuit alleges that Scripps Health and co-defendant La Jolla Emergency Physicians Medical Group illegally engage in the practice of "balance billing" of their emergency medical services patients. Balance billing occurs when a dispute arises between a medical service provider and HMO over the reasonable value of medical services...
Source: Pharma Investments, Ventures & Law Weekly (2009-02-15)
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