Photo: Vitalii Vodolazskyi/stock.adobe.com District Court Seeks Connecticut Supreme Court's Guidance on 'Surprise Billing Law' in Dispute Between ER Physicians, Insurer
"Thus, regardless of whether this Court were to allow, or not allow, the instant action, such a decision would likely have significant effects on litigation surrounding laws regulating insurance in Connecticut. Such a decision is more properly issued by the Connecticut Supreme Court, after an appropriate weighing of the issues involved. Thus, the second factor also favors certification," the court said.
July 10, 2023 at 02:36 PM
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The U.S. District Court in Connecticut certified three questions to the Connecticut Supreme Court regarding the interpretation of the state's Surprising Billing Law and whether a party can successfully maintain an action under the Connecticut Unfair Trade Practices Act that does not violation the Connecticut Unfair Insurance Practices Act.
A June 29 order by U.S. District Judge Sarala V. Nagala for the District of Connecticut certified questions stemming from a dispute between insurer Harvard Pilgrim Healthcare Inc. and a group of emergency-room physicians, NEMS PLLC. The dispute regarded whether Harvard Pilgrim's payments to NEMS for emergency medical services violated the Connecticut Surprise Billing Law, CUIA and CUTPA.
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