Novant Health Sues Aetna Over Data Used in Contract Negotiations
June 01, 2010
North Carolina-based Novant Health has sued Aetna over data used by the insurer in contract negotiations, according to the Charlotte Business Journal.
Novant claims Aetna has released data to the public which "incorrectly indicates the health system's costs to provide care in the Charlotte market area are higher than state and national averages," according to a Novant Health press release.
In the complaint, Novant, parent company of Presbyterian Hospitals, claims Aetna is trying to gain leverage in contract negotiations through the release of information to physicians, patients and the press.
The two-year contract between Novant and Aetna expires July 1.
View the Novant complaint provided by WSOC Television by clicking here (pdf).
Read the Charlotte Business Journal report on Novant lawsuit.
Read Novant Health's press release on Aetna negotiations.
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