Claimants have a private right of action against insurers under New York’s Prompt Pay Law, N.Y. Ins. Law 3224-a, according to the Appellate Division in Maimonides Med. Ctr. v. First United Am. Life Ins. Co., decided earlier this month.
Under the Prompt Pay Law, an insurer must pay undisputed claims within 45 days, and within 30 if electronic


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A recent decision in the Supreme Court, Kings County, has confirmed that health care providers have a private cause of action under N.Y. Insurance Law § 3224-a (the “Prompt Pay Law”).

In Maimonides Med. Ctr. v. First United Am. Life Ins. Co., 2012 NY Slip Op. 22039 (decided February 22, 2012), the Court determined that the Prompt Pay Law
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