Breast Cancer Center’s $421M Verdict Against Blue Cross Exposes How Insurers Try to Control Doctors

Blue Cross Blue Shield Louisiana authorized mastectomies and breast reconstructions for women with cancer but refused to pay one Louisiana hospital’s full bills. A jury found the insurer liable for fraud and awarded the hospital $421 million — one of the largest verdicts ever to a single medical practice outside of a class-action lawsuit.

Listen to ProPublica reporter T. Christian Miller break down his investigation on this groundbreaking verdict against Blue Cross that exposes how insurers try to wield power over doctors and other health care providers.

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