Judgment in Silent PPO Case will Cost Coventry $278M

A Louisiana appellate court's ruling in a silent PPO case against First Health will cost parent Coventry Health Care $278 million, the company announced.As reported Friday by WorkCompCentral, the 3rd Circuit Court of Appeal upheld a $262 million judgment against Coventry's workers' comp medical network, First Health Group Corp., for discounting medical providers' charges to PPO contract rates without providing adequate notice. Coventry was also ordered to pay interest on the award and the plaintiffs' cost of appeal in the class-action suit, which was led by Dr. Clark Gunder...