Air Ambulance Loses Lawsuit Over Surprise Billing Enforcement

An air ambulance provider lost its bid to enforce arbitration awards against insurance company GeoBlue after a Florida federal judge ruled the No Surprises Act does not grant courts the right to intervene.

Worldwide Aircraft Services, Inc., doing business as Jet ICU, sued Worldwide Insurance Services, LLC, doing business as GeoBlue, in January, alleging the insurer failed to pay more than $1.1 million in arbitration awards under the surprise billing law. GeoBlue argued that the law does not allow Jet ICU to enforce the award in court, and that the insurer didn’t even qualify for arbitration because it only offers ...