No One Ever Did Understand "Customary and Reasonable"

Wednesday, February 13, 2008
New York Attorney General Andrew Cuomo is suing Ingenix over its operation of the longtime "customary and reasonable" database.In the days before provider networks, insurers relied on this survey of insurance company claim data to determine an appropriate payment level. It was a survey of what all participating insurers paid by service in a particular market thereby ensuring that any one payer