According
to a recent story in the AMA News - taking shortchanging payers to
court — rather than battling internal administrators — may be more beneficial
than some doctors think. That is precisely what Florida dermatologist Steven
Rosenberg, MD, chose to do in 2009 after attempting to recoup unpaid bills from
Humana for more than a year. Humana eventually settled, agreeing to pay the
first set of claims and the doctor’s filing fees, totaling $5,340. Shortly
after filing a second suit in 2010, Dr. Rosenberg’s practice began receiving
checks in the mail from Humana. Since then, the insurer has paid nearly all of
the $130,000 Palm Beach Dermatology was owed – Read the entire story here
>> http://www.amednews.com/article/20130225/profession/130229986/5/
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