RightCHOICE Managed Care, Inc. v. Hospital Partners, Inc.

IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE WESTERN DISTRICT OF MISSOURI ST. JOSEPH DIVISION RIGHTCHOICE MANAGED CARE, INC., ) et al., ) ) Plaintiffs, ) ) v. ) No. 5:18-cv-06037-DGK ) HOSPITAL PARTNERS, INC., et al., ) ) Defendants. ) ORDER REGARDING DISCOVERY DISPUTE This action arises out of an alleged pass-through billing scheme for laboratory tests at a rural Missouri hospital. Plaintiffs RightCHOICE Managed Care, Inc. (“RightCHOICE”), and Blue Cross Blue Shield insurance plans (“BCBS Plans”) claim that Defendants contrived to bill them for lab tests through the Missouri hospital even…