Aetna Resolves Lipedema Patients' Coverage Class Action

By Patrick Hoff · June 11, 2025, 5:31 PM EDT

Aetna has agreed to end a class action alleging it unlawfully refused to cover liposuction as a treatment for over two dozen patients afflicted with a rare chronic condition called lipedema,...

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Case Information

Case Title

Kazda v. Aetna Life Insurance Company

Case Number

Court

California Northern

Nature of Suit

Labor: E.R.I.S.A.

Date Filed

May 09, 2019

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