Doctors groups allege WellPoint's collusion cost them millions
Thursday, March 26, 2009 - 02:35
in Mathematics & Economics
A federal lawsuit accuses the owner of Anthem Blue Cross of fixing prices for 'out-of-network' procedures. Anthem Blue Cross of California parent WellPoint Inc. colluded with database firm Ingenix to fix prices in a multistate scheme to underpay doctors for so-called out-of-network medical care, physician organizations contended in a lawsuit filed Wednesday.