Posted By: CrystalRiver
Date: Thursday, 7-Dec-2017 14:17:16
Lyme disease patients file federal antitrust lawsuit over ‘bogus’ guidelines
by Jessica Karmasek | Dec. 6, 2017, 1:24pm
TEXARKANA, Texas (Legal Newsline) - Last month, more than two dozen patients filed a federal antitrust lawsuit against the Infectious Diseases Society of America, major health insurers and a group of medical doctors, alleging the insurers are denying coverage due to “bogus” guidelines established by their paid consultants.
The lawsuit, filed in the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Texas, Texarkana Division, alleges the consultants falsely say Lyme disease can always be cured with a month of antibiotics.
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