Roberts Campaign Hits Wolf On Lawsuit Against Radiology Practice

In this photo from Thursday, Oct. 24, 2013, Milton Wolf, a Republican candidate for the U.S. Senate, pauses during an interview in Overland Park, Kan. Wolf, a Leawood, Kan., radiologist, is trying to unseat veteran U... In this photo from Thursday, Oct. 24, 2013, Milton Wolf, a Republican candidate for the U.S. Senate, pauses during an interview in Overland Park, Kan. Wolf, a Leawood, Kan., radiologist, is trying to unseat veteran U.S. Sen. Pat Roberts in the GOP primary. (AP Photo/John Hanna) MORE LESS
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Sen. Pat Roberts’ (R-KS) campaign on Monday criticized Tea Party challenger Dr. Milton Wolf for prioritizing profits over patients, citing a lawsuit against Wolf’s practice, according to the Kansas City Star.

A former employee of Radiance Alliance sued the practice for allegedly creating an illegal “price-fixing scheme” for x-rays and other services that would raise prices and limit competition.

The Roberts campaign linked Wolf, a partner at Radiance Alliance, to the lawsuit just one day after the campaign slammed the doctor for joking about graphic x-rays he posted on Facebook.

“What has Dr. Wolf done in his own practice to hold down health care costs?” Roberts spokesman Leroy Towns asked in a statement. “Planting this (lawsuit) story in the media, and desperately trying to connect it to my policy propositions, is par for the course for a 47-year Washington insider.”

Wolf issued a statement on Monday claiming the suit had nothing to do with the campaign.

“Attempts to link this frivolous case to public policy propositions I have made while running for U.S. Senate show either a failure, or a refusal, to follow the facts,” he said, according to the Kansas City Star.

The Star notes that Wolf is not listed as a defendant in the case, though he is employed by Radiance Alliance.

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