Healthcare/Hospital Law
Apr. 14, 2009
Blue Cross Pays Patients In Bill Disputes
After years of battling non-contracted hospitals about what is fair reimbursement, some health plans are simply sending a check to patients. The money doesn't always end up where it is supposed to.
Daily Journal Staff Writer LOS ANGELES - The check for $512,000 that showed up in Daniel Martinez's mailbox last month was not from the lottery, it was no windfall at all. The money was from Martinez' health insurer, Anthem Blue Cross, and it was supposed to pay for treatment his wife received for liver disease at Huntington Beach Hospital. "I thought, 'Why are they paying me?'" said Martinez, a security specialist for the Bo...
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