In Class Action Insurance Suit, Blanket Exclusion of Skin Removal Surgery Following Gastric Bypass Violates State Law, Says Plaintiff’s Attorney

Robert Gianelli, tells Judge Wynn Carvill that Kaiser Health Plan’s across-the-board refusal to pay for surgery to remove excess skin following gastric bypass-assisted weight loss violates California’s law requiring insurers to cover reconstructive surgery. Gianelli represents Wendy Gallimore and other plaintiffs in a class action suit against the insurer.