On Tuesday, April 24, outside legal counsel Hall Render sent a letter to the Washington State Office of the Insurance Commissioner (OIC) regarding network adequacy concerns with Premera’s recently announced rate cuts.
The letter requests that the OIC take the following actions:
- Freeze the Premera Blue Cross rates for dental services pending an assessment and determination regarding whether the rate cut will adversely affect network adequacy
- Undertake the aforementioned assessment
You may read the letter in its entirety here.
Please contact WSDA at info@wsda.org with questions.