Dialysis Provider’s Suit Fails On Statutory, Standing Grounds, Judge Says

Mealey's (September 25, 2019, 2:00 PM EDT) -- CINCINNATI — A health insurance administrator’s decision to make all dialysis companies out-of-network providers does not violate the Medicare Secondary Payor Act (MSPA), and the provider’s assignment is limited to insurance benefits and does not include the right to litigate, a federal judge in Ohio held Sept. 20 (DaVita Inc., et al. v. Marietta Memorial Hospital Employee Health Benefit Plan, et al., No. 18-1739, S.D. Ohio, 2019 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 160793)....