United Facility-Fee Coverage Case Granted Class Status

Mealey's (September 16, 2019, 2:23 PM EDT) -- NEW YORK — Allegations that an insurer improperly denied coverage for out-of-network facility fees for certain providers support certification of a class seeking declaratory and injunctive relief, but not classwide benefit awards, a federal judge in New York held Sept. 11 (The Medical Society of the State of New York, et al. v. UnitedHealth Group Inc., et al., No. 16-5265, S.D. N.Y.)....