On February 23, 2015, Aetna filed suit in Texas federal court against Robert A. Behar, M.D. and North Cypress Medical Center (North Cypress), alleging that Dr. Behar, the CEO of North Cypress, offered impermissible ownership...more
8/31/2015
/ Aetna ,
Breach of Duty ,
Contingency Fees ,
Employee Retirement Income Security Act (ERISA) ,
Fiduciary Duty ,
Healthcare ,
Healthcare Fraud ,
Hospitals ,
Insurance Industry ,
Lanham Act ,
Life Insurance ,
Malicious Prosecution ,
Out of Network Provider ,
Patient Referrals ,
Real Party in Interest ,
RICO ,
Tortious Interference
On June 1, 2015, Texas Governor Greg Abbott signed House Bill 574 into law protecting physicians and other providers from having their participating provider agreements terminated by an insurer solely because the provider’s...more
Aetna Life Insurance Company (Aetna) is going on the offensive against a Northwest Houston hospital with an out-of-network strategy. On February 23, 2015, Aetna filed suit in Texas federal court against Robert A. Behar, M.D....more