Health Net's 'Medical Necessity' Definition OK'd By Judge

By Matthew Heller (July 9, 2013, 9:55 PM EDT) -- Health Net Inc. on Tuesday won a victory in a suit by Los Angeles physicians who allege the insurer illegally deprives them of control over patient care, when a California judge ruled that the definition of medical necessity it uses to deny insurance coverage is lawful....

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