September 30, 2021
JESSIE HELLMANN
The Biden administration on Thursday laid out the process that out-of-network providers and plans can use to settle surprise billing disputes.
Month: September 2021
Twenty Medicare Advantage insurers racked up half of $9.2 billion in undiagnosed payments
September 22, 2021 NONA TEPPER Twenty Medicare Advantage insurers accounted for more than half of the $9.2 billion the federal government paid for care that beneficiaries may not have needed or received in 2016, according to a Wednesday report by federal investigators. Among these 20 companies, one large insurer stood out for the share […]
Blue Cross antitrust legal woes linger as settlement opt-outs seek damages
September 29, 2021 NONA TEPPER More than 30 people who opted out of Blue Cross Blue Shield’s $2.67 billion antitrust settlement sued the health plan’s national association on Monday, alleging the insurers’ monopolistic activities increased healthcare costs while decreasing quality of care. The suit, filed in the U.S. District Court of the Southern District of […]
Arizona AG files first suit against Biden vaccine rules
September 14, 2021 Associated Press PHOENIX (AP) — Arizona Attorney General Mark Brnovich filed the first lawsuit Tuesday to block President Joe Biden’s new vaccine requirements that could affect 100 million workers. Brnovich, who is running in a crowded Republican primary for U.S. Senate, claims Biden is illegally treating U.S. citizens and legal immigrants […]