Georgia Insureds: Medical Network Suit Doesn’t Implicate Filed-Rate Doctrine

Mealey's (July 23, 2021, 1:18 PM EDT) -- ATLANTA — A lawsuit alleging that an insurer overstated the extent of its network never invokes claims that the insurer overcharged for premiums or misled the state into approving the premiums but instead involves breach of contract and deceptive business practices claims that do not implicate the filed-rate doctrine, insureds told a Georgia appeals court on June 22....