Cancer centers and teachers health trust settle nonpayment dispute

A ample crab attraction radical has settled a quality with the wellness insurer for Clark County School District teachers implicit nonpayment for services.

Comprehensive Cancer Centers of Nevada and THT Health said successful a associated connection Thursday that they had reached “a colony regarding outstanding amounts” owed to the aesculapian provider.

As a result, Comprehensive Cancer Cancers volition statesman accepting caller THT Health patients starting Friday. The aesculapian radical had continued serving existing patients during the dispute.

“An amicable statement has been reached to the restitution of each parties,” the organizations said successful the statement.

The aesculapian supplier and wellness insurer were successful negations implicit contractual issues, including unpaid claims, arsenic first reported by the Review-Journal. The presumption of the colony weren’t disclosed Thursday.

THT Health, a nonprofit wellness spot that insures astir 34,000 licensed schoolhouse territory employees and their household members, is overseen by the Clark County Education Association teachers union.

In a Thursday statement, the national said: “CCEA is precise pleased that Teachers Health Trust and Comprehensive Cancer Centers of Nevada were capable to scope an amicable statement betwixt some parties truthful that CCSD educators successful request tin proceed to person the attraction they deserve.”

Patients astatine Comprehensive Cancer Centers received a Sept. 7 missive saying the aesculapian supplier would proceed to service existing patients, but wouldn’t judge caller THT Health patients.

“Comprehensive has continued to supply fantabulous attraction to its THT patients adjacent though it has not received payments for much than 7 months now,” the aesculapian radical wrote. “Further, THT has attempted to unit Comprehensive to judge a reimbursement good beneath market, which does not screen the outgo of attraction for its patients.”

School territory employees person voiced vexation for months astir THT Health, saying they’ve been dropped arsenic patients owed to unpaid claims oregon person been threatened by aesculapian providers with being sent to collections.

The Clark County School Board heard a presentation past week astir THT Health and the steps it’s taking to code millions of dollars successful debt. The spot received a $35 cardinal beforehand successful May from the schoolhouse district.

Contact Julie Wootton-Greener astatine jgreener@reviewjournal.com oregon 702-387-2921. Follow @julieswootton connected Twitter.