Montvale Surgical Center v. New Jersey Health Benefits Commission

onesixtyThe issue in this case was whether a New Jersey government agency should pay an ambulatory surgical center out-of-network health care benefits at 160% of the Medicare rate, rather than, as required by statute, a rate determined by a “nationally recognized database.”

“There are very few market forces that limit what an out-of-network provider can charge. For that reason, non-participating providers are often reimbursed significantly more than their in-network counterparts.”

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