UNITEDHEALTHCARE OF PENNSYLVANIA v. BARON

Nos. 1357 C.D. 2016, 1358 C.D. 2016, 1427 C.D. 2016.

171 A.3d 943 (2017)

UNITEDHEALTHCARE OF PENNSYLVANIA, INC., Aetna Better Health Inc., UPMC for You, Inc., Geisinger Health Plan, AmeriHealth Caritas of Pennsylvania, AmeriHealth Caritas Northeast, and Keystone First, Petitioners v. Bruce BARON, Respondent Gateway Health Plan, Inc., Petitioner v. Bruce G. Baron, Esq., Respondent Bruce G. Baron, Petitioner v. Department of Human Services; United Healthcare of Pa., Inc.; Aetna Better Health Inc.; UPMC for You, Inc.; Geisinger Health Plan; AmeriHealth Caritas of Pa.; AmeriHealth Caritas Northeast; Keystone First; Gateway Health Plan, Inc.; and Health Partners Plan, Inc., Respondents.

Commonwealth Court of Pennsylvania.

Decided October 5, 2017.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Jan L. Budman, II , Harrisburg, for petitioner Gateway Health Plan.

Karl S. Myers , for petitioners United-Healthcare of Pennsylvania, Inc., Aetna Better Health Inc., UPMC for You, Inc., Geisinger Health Plan, AmeriHealth Caritas of Pennsylvania, AmeriHealth Caritas Northeast, and Keystone First.

Bruce G. Baron , Camp Hill, for respondent.

Marisa L. Cohan , Assistant Counsel, Harrisburg, for intervenor Department of Human Services.

James J. Rodgers , Philadelphia, for intervenor Health Partners Plans, Inc.

BEFORE: HONORABLE MARY HANNAH LEAVITT, President Judge, HONORABLE ROBERT SIMPSON, Judge, HONORABLE P. KEVIN BROBSON, Judge, HONORABLE PATRICIA A. McCULLOUGH, Judge, HONORABLE ANNE E. COVEY, Judge, HONORABLE MICHAEL H. WOJCIK, Judge, HONORABLE JOSEPH M. COSGROVE, Judge.


Before us are consolidated appeals from a final determination of the Office of Open Records (OOR) directing disclosure of nursing home provider rates pursuant to the Right-to-Know Law (RTKL).1 Specifically, Bruce Baron (Requester) asked the Department of Human Services (DHS) to disclose rates...

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