California high court won’t review $91M fine against UnitedHealthcare
In September, an appeals court ruled in favor of
After the ruling, UnitedHealth said it would appeal the matter to the
"I am delighted the Supreme Court has rejected further challenges to the insurance commissioner's authority to punish insurance companies for knowingly harming even one consumer," said
"There's been no determination of a potential fine for this old case involving routine claims payment issues," the company said. "We will continue our legal challenge."
In 2005,
UnitedHealth pledged to pay claims faster and repair relationships with doctors, and the
The
The insurance commissioner ultimately imposed
UnitedHealth filed a lawsuit in
"The court of appeal's first-phase decision [in September] thus paves the way for a ruling reaffirming
"The second phase decision has been appealed by both sides, but has not yet been briefed," the insurance department said.
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