19 Jul Defending Doctors’ Choice Against Health Insurers
In the rapidly evolving healthcare industry, physicians and physician practices increasingly find themselves at the mercy of the immense market power wielded by health In the rapidly evolving healthcare industry, physicians and physician practices increasingly find themselves at the mercy of the immense market power wielded by health insurers. When Highmark Health, one of the largest health insurers in Pennsylvania, unilaterally imposed an across-the-board reimbursement rate cut, Honik LLC worked with physicians in Western Pennsylvania to fight back. David Stanoch served as lead counsel for the plaintiff class. Ultimately, Honik LLC lawyers recently secured a recovery for physicians and physician practices in Western Pennsylvania reflecting the amount of the reimbursement rate cut, as well as resulting in more flexibility for physicians and physician practices when they select which healthcare insurance products they will accept.