Anesthesiologists Could File a Claim for a Share of the $120M Aetna UCR Litigation Settlement

Anesthesiologists and other physicians who provided out-of-network services to Aetna patients for part or all of the time from 2003 to 2013 may be eligible for a share of the $120 million settlement agreement in the Aetna usual-and-customary class action lawsuit, according to an Anesthesia Business Consultants blog post.

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The litigation arose due to Aetna and other health plans’ use of the Ingenix claims database and certain other reimbursement practices with respect to out-of-network services and supplies that allegedly resulting in artificially reduced payments. The settlement agreement received preliminary approval from the federal district court in New Jersey in August 2013.

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