CT panel rules HMOs must disclose rates

A state panel in Connecticut ruled that HMOs must disclose information about their billing practices. The state's Freedom of Information Commission ruled that four HMOs that run Medicaid networks perform a governmental function and thus are subject to disclosure laws. The companies involved are Anthem Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Connecticut, Community Health Network of Connecticut, Health Net of Connecticut and WellCare of Connecticut. The dispute arose after Yale School of Public Health professor Kari Hartwig was denied access to information from the state health department on the rates paid to cardiologists and gastroenterologists.

- see this article from the Hartford Courant