The Louisiana State Medical Society (LSMS) has announced its intent to join as a party plaintiff the RICO lawsuit currently pending in the Federal District Court for the Southern District of Florida. The 6,800 members of the LSMS will also join in four class action lawsuits filed in Louisiana state court against four of the largest health plans in Louisiana. Named as defendants in the suits are CIGNA Healthcare of Louisiana, Inc., United Healthcare of Louisiana, Inc., Aetna U.S. Healthcare, Inc., and Blue Cross Blue Shield of Louisiana. LSMS President K. Barton Farris, MD stated, “These health plans have systematically breached their contracts with our members and our members have been continuously thwarted in their efforts to require the health plans to honor their contracts, so we now look to the courts to force the health plans to fulfill their contractual obligations.” For the complete release issued by the LSMS please go to www.lsms.org.

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