Five weeks after filing a nearly identical lawsuit in a Columbus federal court, the same United States Department of Justice (“DOJ”) attorneys filed a lawsuit in a New York City federal court against The New York and Presbyterian Hospital (“NYPH”). On March 26, 2026, the DOJ sued NYPH for using its Manhattan-based market power to force ...
Effective January 1, 2026, Anthem (also known as Elevance Health) implemented its Facility Administrative Policy: Use of a Nonparticipating Care Provider for the states of Colorado, Connecticut, Georgia, Indiana, Kentucky, Maine, Missouri, Nevada, New Hampshire, Ohio, and Wisconsin, with plans to expand the policy to California on June 1 ...
A massive piece of litigation pending in federal court in Chicago under the caption, In re: Multiplan Health Insurance Provider Litigation, may not be on many providers’ radars because it appears to be mostly about how providers are being reimbursed for out-of-network services. Indeed, most providers get most of their revenues from being ...
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In an irregular use of their enforcement powers, the Antitrust ...