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Case #	Name	Category	Court	Judge	Published
C073624	County of Colusa v. Douglas State of California, rather than counties, must pay for ancillary outpatient services for Medi-Cal beneficiaries with mental diseases who are not covered by federal law.	Health Care			Jul. 9, 2014
B244314	Rea v. Blue Shield of California Health care service plans must provide residential care treatment to patients who suffer from anorexia nervosa and bulimia nervosa under California Mental Health Parity Act.	Health Care			Jul. 9, 2014
13-16544	The Arc of California v. Douglas California may not be able to enforce statutes that reduce state compensation of home and community based services for developmentally disabled persons.	Health Care			Jun. 30, 2014
B252073	State of California v. Superior Court (Bristol-Myers Squibb Co.) Drug company only needs to make claims that are ‘in some manner deceitful’ to trigger possible civil penalties for bribing physicians to prescribe its drugs.	Health Care			Jun. 29, 2014
B244314	Rea v. Blue Shield of California Health care service plans must provide residential care treatment to patients who suffer from anorexia nervosa and bulimia nervosa under California Mental Health Parity Act.	Health Care			Jun. 11, 2014
F065603	Children's Hospital Central California v. Blue Cross of California Trial court incorrectly narrows its calculation of the reasonable and customary value of emergency services rendered by hospital to Blue Cross during off-contract period.	Health Care			Jun. 11, 2014
B252032	Lewis v. Superior Court (Medical Board of California) Medical Board of California does not violate patients’ privacy rights by accessing their electronic prescription records to investigate physician’s unprofessional conduct.	Health Care			May 30, 2014
E058378	Eisenhower Medical Center v. Superior Court (Malanche) Hospital is not liable for disclosing patient’s personal information due to computer theft because patient’s confidential medical information was not disclosed.	Health Care			May 22, 2014
13-55468	Garcia v. PacifiCare of California Inc. Insurance company may exclude myoelectronic prosthetics from health insurance plan because it was only required to offer, not cover, devices.	Health Care			May 9, 2014
B232338	Consumer Watchdog v. Dept. of Managed Health Care Consumer group cannot pursue claims regarding treatment coverage of Applied Behavior Analysis for autism, because new law already addressed its concerns.	Health Care			Apr. 24, 2014
A138420	Medical Board of California v. Chiarottino Medical Board of California does not violate patients’ rights by accessing records of their doctor’s prescribing history to investigate possible substance abuse.	Health Care			Apr. 16, 2014
12-56652	PAMC Ltd. v. Sebelius Medicare provider must receive two percent reduction to annual payment increase because it failed to submit quality of care data when it was due.	Health Care			Apr. 9, 2014
B238867a	Centinela Freeman Emergency Medical Associates v. Health Net of California Inc. Physicians may pursue reimbursement claims against HMOs, who delegated their responsibility to reimburse those physicians to third parties they knew were insolvent.	Health Care			Apr. 3, 2014
11-15132	Korab v. Fink Hawai’i may lower state medical benefits for its aliens under Compact of Free Association below amount received prior to Congress’ withdrawal of federal benefits.	Health Care			Apr. 2, 2014
A135536	Keffeler v. Partnership Healthplan of California Pharmacists within California’s managed care network may not require state to consider their costs in setting Medicaid reimbursement rates.	Health Care			Mar. 4, 2014
B238867	Centinela Freeman Emergency Medical Associates v. Health Net of California Inc. Physicians may pursue reimbursement claims against HMO’s, who delegated their responsibility to reimburse those physicians to third parties they knew were insolvent.	Health Care			Feb. 20, 2014
B241755	Whitney v. Montegut Plastic surgeon must turn over patient records based on another physician’s conclusions that his prescription practices suggested drug abuse.	Health Care			Jan. 22, 2014
B241755	Whitney v. Montegut Plastic surgeon must turn over patient records based on another physician’s conclusions that his prescription practices suggested drug abuse.	Health Care			Jan. 7, 2014
11-16606	Haro v. Sebelius Secretary of Health may continue to demand up front reimbursements from Medicare recipients who disputed amounts in federal court.	Health Care			Jan. 3, 2014
D062270	Michalski v. Scripps Mercy Hospital Hospital’s governing board correctly uses its independent judgment in denying medical privileges to doctor, who repeatedly sexually harassed female employees.	Health Care			Nov. 28, 2013
13-354	Sebelius v. Hobby Lobby Stores, Inc. Order	Health Care			Nov. 26, 2013
13-356	Conestoga Wood Specialties v. Sebelius Order	Health Care			Nov. 26, 2013
D060429	Sadeghi v. Sharp Memorial Medical Center Chula Vista Cardiologist unsuccessfully challenges private hospital’s suspension of his medical privileges following botched operation, which resulted in his patient’s death.	Health Care			Nov. 19, 2013
B249148	The Regents of the University of California v. Superior Court (Platter) UC Regents avoid lawsuit following loss of computer hard drive, which contained patients’ medical records, from UCLA physician’s home during burglary.	Health Care			Nov. 14, 2013
B249148	The Regents of the University of California v. Superior Court (Platter) UC Regents avoid lawsuit following loss of computer hard drive, which contained patients’ medical records, from UCLA physician’s home during burglary.	Health Care			Oct. 16, 2013
10-17574	California Association of Rural Health Clinics v. Douglas California may not eliminate coverage for adult dental, podiatry, optometry and chiropractic services to under-served communities because Medicaid Act mandates coverage.	Health Care			Sep. 18, 2013
B232338	Consumer Watchdog v. Dept. of Managed Health Care Although new statute made it legal for unlicensed practitioners to treat autism with special form of therapy, it was illegal to do so before statute's enactment.	Health Care			Sep. 11, 2013
11-16606	Haro v. Sebelius Secretary of Health may continue to demand up front reimbursements from Medicare recipients who disputed amounts in federal court.	Health Care			Sep. 5, 2013
10-17574	California Association of Rural Health Clinics v. Douglas California may not eliminate coverage for adult dental, podiatry, optometry and chiropractic services to under-served communities because Medicaid Act mandated coverage for such services.	Health Care			Jul. 8, 2013
S196830	El-Attar v. Hollywood Presbyterian Medical Center Medical staff committee may delegate its authority to hear physician’s challenge to his termination to hospital’s governing board.	Health Care			Jun. 7, 2013