Insurer: Price Negotiations With Providers Aren’t Antitrust Violations

(December 22, 2023, 9:45 AM EST) -- FLAGSTAFF, Ariz. — Negotiating medical facility reimbursement rates is not an antitrust violation, and while the out-of-network plaintiffs clearly appreciate the No Surprises Act independent dispute resolution process, it does not apply because there are contracts with individual physicians, an insurer tells a federal judge in Arizona in a motion to dismiss....