Just months after wrapping up a marathon class-action suit by physicians alleging onerous billing and claim procedures, Horizon Blue Cross Blue Shield of New Jersey is being drilled by dentists with similar litigation.
On Sept. 16, an Essex County judge certified the class in Kirsch v. Horizon, Esx-L-109-08, which alleges the insurer used tactics known as “bundling” and “downcoding” to deprive dentists due payments for patient care, in breach of provider agreements that payments be made according to fee schedules.
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