Patient Can Amend Post-Treatment Claim Over Medical Fees, Panel Says

Mealey's ( May 27, 2025, 1:58 PM EDT) -- FRESNO, Calif. — A California appellate panel on May 23 ruled on remand from the California Supreme Court that a patient is barred from claiming a medical center failed to disclose emergency fees in advance of treatment but ordered that the trial court grant the patient leave to amend his claims that the center violated California’s unfair competition law (UCL) based on its “post-treatment billing practices.”...