( April 4, 2024, 1:44 PM EDT) -- LOS ANGELES — A California appellate panel on April 3 affirmed the dismissal of a medical supplies provider’s lawsuit against an insurer that operates under the state’s Medicaid program, finding that the provider failed to plead the existence of a contract that was breached, fraud or a violation of California’s unfair competition law (UCL) based on the provider’s alleged nonpayment of more than $160,000 for medical supplies....