July 24, 2020
Conformis is using an osteoarthritis patient as a means to compel Aetna to cover the medical device manufacturer's knee replacements, the insurer argued in trying to dismantle most of a suit claiming it flouted federal benefits law and committed trade libel.
May 11, 2020
Aetna Inc. violated federal benefits law and committed trade libel by making baseless claims that Conformis Inc.'s knee replacements were "experimental" despite overwhelming evidence to the contrary and then dragging patients through a sham appeals process, according to a lawsuit filed by the medical device manufacturer in Massachusetts federal court.