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Cigna Audits Tox Test Labs For Proof that Patients Paid

Health insurer wants proof that patients paid copayments before it will pay toxicology lab claims

CEO SUMMARY: In an unusually strong move, health insurer Cigna is auditing laboratories, including some labs that do toxicology testing. In these audits, the health insurer seeks documentation that the testing is medically necessary and that the laboratories are collecting copayments and deductibles from patients before Cigna pays the labs for the toxicology test claims. A lawyer working on these cases says that tactic may violate some state prompt-payment laws.

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