Fierce Healthcare April 5, 2024
Noah Tong

Below is a roundup of payer-centric news for the week of April 1, 2024.

BCBSA and Ford Motor in legal dust-up

The Blue Cross Blue Shield Association (BSBSA) is facing a lawsuit from Ford Motor where a judge has determined the insurer has overcharged the company for commercial health insurance, Reuters reported.

Ford said last year that Blue Cross companies conspire to fix prices. In October, a federal appeals court upheld the company’s $2.7 billion antitrust settlement.

“Settling defendants will also agree to make changes in the way they do business that plaintiffs believe will increase the opportunities for competition in the market for health insurance,” said BCBSA in a statement on their website.

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