Flouting Consumer Law, Insurers Refuse to Pay Medical Bills for Emergency Care
A law designed to eliminate surprise medical bills has resulted in millions of high-dollar payouts going to doctors — and now health insurers are pushing back. Plans are increasingly withholding payments for emergency care, flouting consumer protection law in the process.
The dispute highlights growing tension between insurers and medical providers over who ultimately bears the financial burden of emergency treatment costs.
Source: The New York Times — Flouting Consumer Law, Insurers Refuse to Pay Medical Bills for Emergency Care.
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