Winninger
Winninger v. Scott
Opinion
Trial Court Opinion
UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 6 MOLLIE WINNINGER, Case No. 21-cv-04689-HSG
Plaintiff, ORDER GRANTING MOTION TO
COMPEL ARBITRATION
v. Re: Dkt. No. 44 CASSIUS SCOTT, et al., Defendants.
12 Pending before the Court is the motion to compel arbitration filed by Defendants Kaiser Foundation Hospitals and The Permanente Medical Group, Inc. (together, “Kaiser”) and joined by Defendant Cassius Scott. Dkt. Nos. 44 and 51. The Court held a hearing on April 21, 2022. See Dkt. No. 61. For the reasons detailed below, the Court GRANTS the motion to compel arbitration. I. BACKGROUND Medicaid is a joint federal-state program that pays for medical services for eligible individuals with limited income. In California, Medicaid is administered through Medi-Cal, which offers medical services through managed-care plans contracted for by state and local governments. See 42 U.S.C. § 1396a; 42 U.S.C. § 1396u-2(a)(1)(A)(i); Cal. Welf & Inst. Code §§ 14200, et seq. …