On Monday, Hudson Hospital OPCO, LLC, IJKG PROPCO LLC, and HUMC OPCO, LLC, all formerly known as the CarePoint Hospitals, filed a complaint in the District of New Jersey against Cigna Health and Life Insurance Company and Connecticut General Life Insurance Company for allegedly “drastically” underpaying and refusing to pay the hospitals as required by their insurance policies.
The Biden administration has followed through on its threat to suspend Georgia’s plan to bypass healthcare.gov, blocking the state’s alternative program from going live as planned this November.
A new federal law is supposed to prevent surprise charges by hospitals. But consumer groups say lax enforcement by Medicare means hospitals can afford to ignore it.
A federal judge approved Blue Cross Blue Shield companies' settlement of a sweeping antitrust suit filed on behalf of their customers, with the insurers agreeing to pay $2.67 billion and change certain practices that allegedly limited competition.
An analysis of the 2008 Oregon Medicaid lottery revealed that after three months, for every nine adults enrolled, one additional eligible child was also enrolled in the program – underscoring the magnitude of the “woodwork effect” on insurance enrollment.
