Hospitals cry foul and sue Anthem over new policies

Modern Healthcare: County courtrooms are no strangers to contract disputes between local hospitals and insurers. Lately, though, they've had some big cases dropped in their laps as hospitals owned by HCA Healthcare, Sentara Healthcare and Piedmont Healthcare take health insurance giant Anthem to court over its new policies that restrict outpatient imaging and emergency department reimbursement.

Typically, state courts hear arguments pertaining to relatively minor contract disputes, such as coverage of one particular drug, for example, said David Honig, an attorney with the healthcare law firm Hall Render. These cases, by contrast, are much larger in scope.

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