Mayo Clinic sues Sanford Health Plan for unpaid patient claim

ROCHESTER, Minn. – Mayo Clinic is suing Sanford Health Plan for not paying a patient’s claims of nearly $740,000. 

In 2022, a patient spent 52 days at Mayo Clinic after being transferred from North Dakota. The lawsuit says the health insurer approved and authorized the patient’s stay, healthcare goods, and services. 

Once discharged, Sanford told Mayo the patient was on a tribal plan and a “payor of last resort” and said the patient’s secondary insurance, Blue Cross Blue Shield, should be billed. 

BCBS denied the claims.