NEMS, PLLC v. Harvard Pilgrim Health Care of Connecticut, Inc. et al
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September 05, 2024
ER Doctors End Surprise Billing Battle With Harvard Pilgrim
A medical group that staffs the emergency departments at several Connecticut hospitals on Thursday dropped a lawsuit accusing Harvard Pilgrim Health Care Inc. of improper billing practices and agreed to pay the insurer some of the costs of the litigation that was doomed by a recent Connecticut Supreme Court opinion.
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August 30, 2024
Connecticut Judge Wants More Info In Doctors' Billing Row
A Connecticut federal judge on Friday declined to immediately dismiss a medical staffing company's lawsuit against Harvard Pilgrim Health Care of Connecticut Inc. after the state's highest court answered three certified questions in the insurer's favor, asking for briefs after the insurer countered with a demand for a judgment.
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August 29, 2024
Conn. ER Docs Ask To Drop Harvard Pilgrim Insurance Fight
A staffing company covering six Connecticut emergency rooms has asked a federal judge to dismiss its lawsuit against Harvard Pilgrim Health Care of Connecticut Inc. after the state's highest court last week ruled in the insurer's favor on three certified questions of law regarding a surprise billing statute.
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August 21, 2024
Conn. Justices Back Insurer's Out-Of-Network Patient Bills
The Connecticut Supreme Court on Wednesday limited an emergency physician group's attempt to require a medical insurer to shoulder patient costs under the state's surprise medical billing law, holding that insurers can charge patients for shared costs, such as deductibles and copayments, at lower levels without violating consumer protection laws.
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February 06, 2024
'Surprise Billing' Law Can't Pin Insurer, Conn. Justices Told
Violating Connecticut's surprise medical billing law cannot expose an insurance company to liability under the state's unfair trade practices act, counsel for Harvard Pilgrim told the Connecticut Supreme Court on Tuesday, asking the justices for a ruling that could help the insurer battle a federal lawsuit.
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October 04, 2023
Conn. High Court To Hear 3 Questions On Surprise Billing Law
The Connecticut Supreme Court has accepted three certified questions in a dispute between an emergency medical staffing company and Harvard Pilgrim Health Care Inc. over payment of out-of-network patient bills, agreeing to rule on issues that a federal judge said could determine the outcome of a lawsuit that hinges on the state's Surprise Billing Law.
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August 14, 2023
Insurer Wants Conn. Justices To Ignore 3 Certified Questions
The Connecticut Supreme Court should sidestep a series of certified questions posed by a federal judge in a dispute that pits an insurer against a group of doctors because answering them would pose a risk to the insurance industry while failing to resolve the case, Harvard Pilgrim Health Care Inc. argued in a new brief.
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May 18, 2023
Federal Judge Wants Conn. High Court Help In Insurance Row
Focusing on a state law that regulates surprise medical billing, a Connecticut federal judge has "tentatively" decided to ask the state supreme court for guidance in a dispute between doctors and an insurance company over how out-of-network emergency care costs are paid.