National Alliance L.L.C. is objecting to a large health carrier’s reimbursement rules.
Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Georgia, Atlanta, a unit of WellPoint Inc., Indianapolis, has adopted a payment approach that cuts payments to National Alliance, Franklin, Tenn., to about 12% of the customarily reimbursed rate, National Alliance says in a suit filed in the U.S. District Court in Atlanta.
Georgia Blue has been trying to cut reimbursement rates for out-of-network care, National Alliance says.