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Testing Company Sues Cigna Over COVID-19 Billing Dispute
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On Wednesday, plaintiff Enigma Management Corporation also known as Alliance Laboratory (Alliance), filed a complaint in the Supreme Court of New York, Kings County against the defendants Cigna Health Management Inc., Cigna Healthcare, Inc., and Cigna Holding Company (Cigna), for breach of contract, unjust enrichment, and declaratory judgment related to Cigna’s alleged refusal to pay Alliance for testing COVID-19 specimens.
Alliance is a clinical laboratory, according to the complaint, and Cigna is a global health insurance company. The plaintiff received hundreds of specimens from multiple individuals and medical providers for COVID-19 testing. Alliance claimed all specimens came with requisition forms filled out by medical providers, including Cigna. Alliance tested the specimens for COVID-19 and submitted claims of service to the defendants.