Lauren Clason
Health Benefits Reporter at Bloomberg Law
Covering health & workforce for Bloomberg @BLaw. #Hoosier. Off the record: No comment. E pluribus unum. DM for Signal. lclason(at)bloombergindustry(dot)com
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news.bloomberglaw.com | Lauren Clason
The US Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit granted a Texas doctor group’s request Friday to rehear its challenge to a Biden administration rule governing the arbitration process for surprise medical bill disputes. The No Surprises Act protects patients from most unexpected out-of-network bills by requiring insurers and medical providers to undergo an arbitration process for payment disputes.
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news.bloomberglaw.com | Lauren Clason
Court: N.D. Ga.Track Docket: 1:25-CV-2919Software platform HaloMD, Inc. submitted ineligible claims for arbitration under a federal law meant to shield patients from surprise medical bills to win “outrageous payment offers” and fees totaling nearly $6 million from insurers, according to a complaint from Blue Cross Blue Shield of Georgia.
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news.bloomberglaw.com | Nyah Phengsitthy |Lauren Clason
Insurers still analyzing Kennedy’s move to pull vaccinePlans in ‘gray area’ for keeping, cutting coverageUS Heath Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr.’s decision to pull the Covid-19 vaccine from the CDC’s recommended immunization list for healthy children and pregnant women means health plans must navigate whether to keep providing coverage for the shot.
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news.bloombergtax.com | Nyah Phengsitthy |Lauren Clason
US Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr.’s decision to pull the Covid-19 vaccine from the CDC’s recommended immunization list for healthy children and pregnant women means health plans must navigate whether to keep providing coverage for the shot.
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news.bloomberglaw.com | Lauren Clason
May 28, 2025, 1:16 PM UTC; Updated: May 28, 2025, 2:06 PM UTC Lauren Clason Health benefits reporter The US Supreme Court is seen on the first day of a new term in Washington, DC, on October 7, 2024.
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