The suit says BCBS of Georgia members who chose to seek coverage from providers who were not part of the plan’s “preferred network” — such as ASCs — paid higher premiums than those who stayed in-network.
BCBS has cut its reimbursement to surgery centers by 80 percent, according to the report.
Representatives from BCBS dismissed the allegations.
A similar suit by a dialysis company against BCBS of Georgia was dismissed earlier this year.
Read the Business Chronicle’s report about the Georgia surgery center out-of-network lawsuit.
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