Following NYT investigation, AHA urges DOL to investigate actions of MultiPlan and commercial insurers

Apr 09, 2024 - 03:21 PM
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After an April 7 investigative series published by The New York Times highlighted disturbing incentives for data analytics firm MultiPlan and large commercial insurers like UnitedHealthcare, Aetna and Cigna to cut reimbursement rates for care provided to employees of companies with self-funded employer insurance plans and increase costs for patients receiving that care, the AHA today urged the Department of Labor to take action. 
 
“The AHA urges the Department of Labor to immediately open an investigation into these practices and hold companies like MultiPlan and its corporate commercial insurer partners to account for these unconscionable practices, distorted incentives, potential violations of ERISA, and ultimately, harms to American patients and employees,” AHA wrote. 

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