Aetna, Optum to face revived ‘dummy code’ lawsuit

Aetna and OptumHealth face another round in a legal battle with patients who allege the companies sought to charge more cost-sharing by disguising administrative fees as medical expenses.

Judge Martin Reidinger of the U.S. District Court for the Western District of North Carolina certified a class-action lawsuit on Monday that includes more than 87,700 people and nearly 2,000 health plans. According to the plaintiffs, CVS Health subsidiary…