Qmedtrix Claims Fairpay Trying to 'Leverage' the Market

By Michael Whiteley, Eastern Bureau ChiefAn Oregon bill review firm seeking to intervene in a class-action lawsuit over outpatient charges in Louisiana says in a court filing that a proposed settlement will hand competitor Fairpay Solutions a virtual repricing monopoly in the state workers' compensation system.Qmedtrix Systems of Portland, Ore., has asked the 27th Judicial District Court in St. Landry Parish, La., to disapprove the proposed settlement, which it contends will allow its rival to "leverage" control of bill review.Qmedtrix on Wednesday filed a motion to intervene in a state cl...