On April 13, 2016, a jury in Santa Clara, California awarded Aetna, Inc. $37.4 million from Bay Area Surgical Management, LLC (“BASM”), six of its affiliated surgery centers and its three principals. Aetna had accused the...more
4/19/2016
/ Aetna ,
Ambulatory Surgery Centers ,
Anti-Competitive ,
Civil Conspiracy ,
False Billing ,
Fraudulent Concealment ,
Health Insurance ,
Insurance Industry ,
Jury Awards ,
Kickbacks ,
Out of Network Provider ,
Unjust Enrichment
SB 396 (Hill) becomes effective on January 1, 2016, adding new patient protection measures to the current regulation of ambulatory surgery centers (“ASCs”).
First, SB 396 authorizes accreditation organizations to perform...more