Insurer asks Idaho Department of Insurance to investigate hospital billing practice

Thousands to treat a runny nose? New Post Falls hospital's billing practices under scrutiny

The largest insurance provider in Idaho announced this week that it is seeking a state investigation into how a new hospital in Post Falls is billing its patients by using an arbitration process that it claims has inflated patients' medical costs.

Insurer asks Idaho Department of Insurance to investigate hospital billing practice

Pictured is the the Blue Cross of Idaho’s Meridian campus. Blue Cross of Idaho Chief Strategy Officer Drew Hobby said the insurer wants to protect consumers from rising health care costs. | Photo courtesy of Blue Cross of Idaho POST FALLS (Idaho Capital Sun) — A major Idaho health insurer this week asked the Idaho Department of Insurance to investigate the billing practices of a new North Idaho hospital. Blue Cross of Idaho claims that Post Fall…

Insurer asks Idaho Department of Insurance to investigate hospital billing practice

Pictured is the the Blue Cross of Idaho's Meridian campus. Blue Cross of Idaho Chief Strategy Officer Drew Hobby said the insurer wants to protect consumers from rising health care costs. (Photo courtesy of Blue Cross of Idaho)A major Idaho health insurer this week asked the Idaho Department of Insurance to investigate the billing practices of a new North Idaho hospital. Blue Cross of Idaho claims that Post Falls ER & Hospital has refused offers…