Kaiser Foundation Health Plan, Inc. v. Superior Court

Opinion

ZELON, J.

INTRODUCTION

Anna Rahm and her parents, Lynnette and James Rahm, filed a complaint against Kaiser Foundation Health Plan, Inc., and two Kaiser health care *699providers. The complaint alleged that defendants had devised an insurance compensation scheme that induced Kaiser’s physicians to deny costly medical services to plan members. Plaintiffs asserted that, as a result of the scheme, Kaiser’s health care providers had improperly delayed an MRI for Anna, resulting in significant injuries. The complaint included four causes of action against each defendant and sought punitive…