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A jury has ordered Blue Cross of Louisiana to pay $421m to a hospital specializing in a much sought-after type of breast reconstruction, primarily for cancer survivors. The insurer "preapproved" surgeries for thousands of patients, but then held back 92% of the payments it owed, with CEO Steven Udvarhelyi insisting that "authorization never says we’re going to pay you":
https://www.documentcloud.org/documents/25882446-steven-udvarhelyi-deposition/#document/p1/a2630959
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If you'd like an essay-formatted version of this thread to read or share, here's a link to it on pluralistic.net, my surveillance-free, ad-free, tracker-free blog:
https://pluralistic.net/2025/04/12/pre-authorization/#is-not-a-guarantee-of-payment
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pluralistic.netPluralistic: Blue Cross of Louisiana doesn’t give a shit about breast cancer (12 Apr 2025) – Pluralistic: Daily links from Cory Doctorow
