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Bravo Zulu Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Feb-12-10 09:55 PM
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City joins ambulance service lawsuit against insurers!
The city of Pittsburgh is one of 13 paramedic service providers statewide that on Friday joined the Ambulance Association of Pennsylvania in suing health insurers statewide, accusing them of "a pattern of attempted extortion" in how they pay bills for patient transport.

The complaint seeks certification as a class action including some 200 paramedic services, and cites anti-racketeering laws, among other causes of action. Pittsburgh City Council on Thursday voted to pay Kelly Hayden up to $5,000 to represent Pittsburgh.

Defendants are Highmark Inc., Keystone Health Plan West, Capital Blue Cross, Keystone Health Plan Central, Independence Blue Cross, and the Hospital Service Association of Northeastern Pennsylvania.

Read more: http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/10043/1035586-100.stm#ixzz0fNfK0oRS
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sharesunited Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Feb-12-10 09:57 PM
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1. The city had better not be overcharging. I would have a problem with them doing that.
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