Healthcare DIVE October 25, 2024
MultiPlan, which denies the allegations, has been sued dozens of times over concerns the company is conspiring with health insurers to underpay doctors for out-of-network care.
Dive Brief:
- Cost management company MultiPlan is facing yet another lawsuit for allegedly conspiring to underpay providers — this time, from the largest physician association in the United States.
- The American Medical Association’s complaint, filed Thursday in an Illinois district court, accuses MultiPlan of colluding with major health insurers to set artificially low reimbursement rates for out-of-network care, forcing providers to accept payments that often don’t cover their operating costs.
- The litigation, which asks the judge for an injunction requiring MultiPlan to halt the illegal practices, is the latest in a long string...
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