Re:Big Insurance Met Match When Turned Down a Top Trial Lawy...
by lotsofpulp on Wednesday November 08, 2023 @08:47AM
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>and plenty of money was only able to secure (potentially partial) payment for the treatment?
They did not even receive a partial payment yet, though, 5 years after the event.
>The case itself remains open. The judges ruled that Blue Cross must pay for Salim’s treatment. But they did not say how much.
>Salim is expecting the full $95,862.95 he paid. However, court records show that Blue Cross has said it only needs to pay Salim the discounted rate it had negotiated with MD Anderson at the time of his radiation treatment: $35,170.47. That’s what Blue Cross would have paid if its doctors had said yes in the first place.
>A decision is expected later this year.
Shows you how much you should depend on the courts if you are not already rich.
They did not even receive a partial payment yet, though, 5 years after the event.
>The case itself remains open. The judges ruled that Blue Cross must pay for Salim’s treatment. But they did not say how much.
>Salim is expecting the full $95,862.95 he paid. However, court records show that Blue Cross has said it only needs to pay Salim the discounted rate it had negotiated with MD Anderson at the time of his radiation treatment: $35,170.47. That’s what Blue Cross would have paid if its doctors had said yes in the first place.
>A decision is expected later this year.
Shows you how much you should depend on the courts if you are not already rich.