Update August 25. While continuing to emphasized I have no "right" or "wrong" in this story, and just providing links, two updates.
NYT covers the topic on September 25 - here.
GS Labs countersues Blues plan, August 5, here.
Update, GS Labs sues MN plan, November 1, here.
Original July 27 blog...
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In legislation in spring 2020, Congress required COVID testing to be covered without a copay, and set the price as the lab's public price on its website. HHS reminded payors of their obligations in a June 9 announcement - here.
But from the payor side, incoming missiles. See an article July 26 at MedCityNews about a BCBS plan suing a test provider over "price gouging." Here. They also posted the 29-page legal document here. BCBS press release here.
See also AHIP, the payors' trade association. See their price release about COVID test pricing and exceptional (high) pricing - here. It's paired with a 3-page infographic, here.
News stories about the lab date back to 12/2020 (here).
