aequum Welcomes Richard Haseltine as Associate Attorney, Expands Capabilities to Protect Self-Insured Plan Sponsors & Members Against Balanced Billing, Overcharges

aequum LLC, acting on behalf of 325 self-insured health plans and their participants nationwide, is pleased to announce that Richard Haseltine has joined its sister company, Koehler Fitzgerald LLC, as an associate attorney. He will represent and protect self-insured health plan sponsors and their members against unreasonable out-of-network balance-billing and medical overcharges, including legal advocacy services. aequum is a first-of-its kind information technology company in the complex field of medical billing and works seamlessly with Koehler Fitzgerald LLC to provide a full slate of advocacy services.

“Richard is a strategic addition to our tech-driven team of trial and appellate attorneys and IT specialists who employ data solutions and insights to level the playing field of price transparency,” says Christine Cooper, CEO of aequum and co-managing member of Koehler Fitzgerald LLC. “He joins our firm at a time of legislative change, which most recently includes new patient protections against certain out-of-network balance billing charges as provided by the No Surprises Act, effective January 1, 2022. Richard will be instrumental in helping self-insured clients navigate new federal and state regulations and litigate resolutions to medical billing disputes.”

Haseltine received his Juris Doctorate from Case Western Reserve University School of Law and served as a senior editor for the Journal of Law, Technology & the Internet. Prior to joining the company, Haseltine litigated business collections and contract disputes, as well as assisted with subrogation claims. He also has healthcare experience serving as a legal extern in the legal department of a large local hospital system. Haseltine now brings his technical skills and legal experience to Koehler Fitzgerald LLC.

About aequum LLC

Founded in 2020, aequum LLC serves third-party administrators, medical cost management companies, stop-loss carriers, employer-sponsored health plans and brokers nationwide to protect plan participants, improve employee satisfaction with their health care plans, and generate plan and participant cost savings. aequum LLC helps patients defend medical balance bills and brings savings to employer-sponsored health plans by providing administrative and other services to its partners.

In addition, its sister organization, Koehler Fitzgerald LLC, provides legal advocacy to plan participants. Visit aequumhealth.com.

About Koehler Fitzgerald LLC

Koehler Fitzgerald LLC is law firm with a national practice, focusing on providing legal advocacy to self-insured health plans and their members. Koehler Fitzgerald also has robust litigation and appellate, corporate, bankruptcy, estate planning and probate practices. The firm has consistently been recognized as a Best Law Firm by U.S. News and Worked Report and holds an AV^® Preeminent™ rating by Martindale-Hubbell®. Visit www.koehler.law.

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aequum Welcomes Richard Haseltine as Associate Attorney, Expands Capabilities to Protect Self-Insured Plan Sponsors & Members Against Balanced Billing, Overcharges