Harold Melton (left) and Robert Highsmith, arguing before the Georgia Supreme Court in Blue Cross Blue Shield Healthcare Plan of Georgia v. Northside Hospital Inc., on May 17, 2022. (Images via court video) Georgia Health Care and Insurance Giants Make a Deal, Ending Contract Dispute
"It might be best for everybody for y'all to work this out and moot this case," Justice Nels Peterson told the lawyers for Atlanta's Northside Hospital system and Anthem Blue Cross and Blue Shield. And they did.
July 13, 2022 at 01:01 PM
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Georgia's biggest medical insurance provider and one of Atlanta's biggest hospitals said Tuesday evening they have resolved the contract dispute that has had their lawyers in court all year.
The Northside Hospital system and Anthem Blue Cross and Blue Shield in Georgia signed an agreement about 6:30 p.m., attorneys said, ending uncertainty and concern about insurance coverage for state employees, teachers and many other Georgia residents.
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