Law Practice
Dec. 5, 2008
State Court Rules Against ER Doctors
State officials who regulate the HMO industry do have the power to ban doctors from billing patients directly even when insurers don't pay up, a Sacramento Superior Court judge ruled on Wednesday.
Daily Journal Staff Writer State officials who regulate the HMO industry do have the power to ban doctors from billing patients directly even when insurers don't pay up, a Sacramento Superior Court judge ruled on Wednesday. The ruling affirms a contested regulation, which took effect in October, banning the controversial practice of so-called "balance billing." Medical groups sued to overturn the ban, saying it would hurt providers ...
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