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Ruling Restores Doctors' Suit against Connecticut Blue Cross.
Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News, June, 2004
The Hartford Courant, Conn. Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News
Jun. 19--A court ruling has reinstated class-action status for a case by doctors against Anthem Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Connecticut that alleged the insurer skimped on payments.
Judge Barbara J. Sheedy, in the complex litigation section of Superior Court in Waterbury, granted class certification this week to several parts of the 5-year-old case brought by orthopedic surgeons.
The suit alleged that Anthem paid doctors based on profiling -- how they used medical resources.
The doctors also objected to a system of financial incentives and performance bonuses paid to providers and Anthem staff members who were involved in making decisions involving the use of...
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