Groom v. Health Net

Opinion

VOGEL (C. S.), P. J.—

Introduction

Plaintiff and respondent Sarah Groom (Groom) sued defendants and appellants Health Net and Health Systems International, Inc. (collectively Health Net) and others not party to this appeal. Groom, a subscriber to a health plan administered by Health Net, a duly organized health maintenance organization (HMO), alleges that as a result of Health Net’s refusal or failure to timely provide a neurological examination, a prescription drug, and an MR angiogram and cardiac workup, Groom suffered a disabling stroke.

After demurring to Groom’s original, first…