Cassandra McDonald, a law and policy analyst who is also a cancer patient at the Cleveland Clinic, told Ideastream Public Media in an exclusive interview that she is planning to file a motion to dismiss her claim against the hospital system over its proposed copay policy.
That policy, which the hospital system pulled before its June 1 effective date, would have required that appointments be rescheduled or canceled for patients who can’t make their copay at the time of their non-emergency visit. Instead, the Clinic shifted to a policy that those who are unable to pay before their visits could instead pay their copay over time using a 0% interest payment plan.
However, McDonald was not previously ready to drop her legal claim…