January 28, 2016
A Pennsylvania federal judge refused to reconsider tossing Aetna's claim against the owner of a surgical center whose managers allegedly ran a patient referral kickback scheme, saying Thursday the insurer can take this and other dismissals up with the Third Circuit.
December 09, 2015
Aetna should be punished for requesting sanctions against Foundation Surgery Affiliates LLC and its attorneys in a case accusing the surgical center of running a patient referral kickback scheme, as the statements the insurer made were willful misrepresentations, Foundation told a Pennsylvania federal court Wednesday.
November 25, 2015
Aetna on Wednesday asked a Pennsylvania federal court to sanction Foundation Surgery Affiliates LLC and its attorneys from Buchanan Ingersoll for allegedly lying to the court about its practices when fighting the insurer's suit accusing the surgical center of running a patient referral kickback scheme.
July 22, 2015
Aetna Life Insurance Co. has partially settled its lawsuit alleging that two companies that operate a Pennsylvania surgery center ran a patient referral kickback scheme, according to a court order filed in Pennsylvania federal court on Tuesday.
July 10, 2015
Aetna Life Insurance Co. on Thursday defended its lawsuit alleging that two companies that operate a Pennsylvania surgery center ran a patient referral kickback scheme, saying the defendants can't evade liability by claiming they don't technically qualify as health care providers.
May 01, 2015
A Pennsylvania federal judge has largely refused to throw out a surgical clinic's claims against Aetna Inc. over alleged underpayments, rejecting assertions that the outpatient center can't enforce a network reimbursement agreement.