UHG has reached a settlement with NY AG Cuomo over the calculation of reasonable and customary fees by UHG's Ingenix.
Under the agreement a university (tbd) will compute the fees, and UHG will sponsor the creation of the new independent database to the tune of $50M
Full story @ NYT: http://www.nytimes.com/2009/01/13/health/policy/13care.html?_r=1&hp
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