Update on Louisiana transgender doctor and her fight with insurance companies Humana and Cigna

Shreveport Times

Good news keeps coming for Shreveport UrgentEMS and its owner Dr. Tiffany Najberg. Since changing her first name in 2021, Najberg has been fighting with insurance companies Humana, Cigna and CVS-owned Aetna for payment reimbursements.

Najberg and her clinic have lost almost $200,000 in insurance payments due to the companies refusing to change the name in their databases to reflect Najberg's new identity despite her going through the proper legal channels.

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Since then, Najberg has created an online petition on Change.org to bring attention to the situation and its now amassed over 10,000 signatures at the time of this publication. In addition to her TikTok videos talking about what's happening, Najberg has interviewed with NBC and the organization Upworthy and she's hoping that will help her gain more traction.

Dr. Tiffany Najberg seen at her UrgentEMS clinic on January 13, 2022. The clinic is in imminent danger of closing due to insurance companies Cigna, Aetna and Humana refusing to reimburse her for the patient care the clinic has provided after changing her name.

According to Najberg, Aetna is currently processing all of the back claims while Cigna and Humana have come to the table to negotiate with her. Humana has also began paying more recent claims which gives Najberg hope they are headed in the right direction.

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Meredith G. White is the arts and culture reporter for the Shreveport Times. You can find her on Facebook as Meredith G. White, on Instagram and Twitter as @meredithgwhite, and email her at mgwhite@gannett.com.