The plaintiffs allege that Change Health said that "'electronic payment functionality will be available for connection beginning March 15,'" and that they would "'reestablish connectivity to [their] claims network and software on March 18, restoring service through the week.'" However, those promises have gone unfulfilled, according to the plaintiffs.
A Chicago-area mental health provider, who had to get money out of her retirement account to make payroll, and a Mississippi-based obstetrician and gynecological office, filed separate suits against the health care tech firm.
Aside from the wealth of provisions offering everything from tax credits to reduced administrative burdens, the new law will be critical in building savings for part-timers, nonprofit workers and those saddled with student debt.
Several municipal employee benefit funds filed a lawsuit against the two drugmakers over allegations the companies colluded to delay the introduction of a less-expensive generic version of Merck's cholesterol drug Zetia.