Posts tagged blue shield

• LA Times: Blue Shield of California Insurance Holders Owed Thousands of Dollars

  Paul Kiesel | March 03, 2009 5:46 PM | 0 CommentsLos Angeles, CA Category: Miscellaneous
  

  In 1996, the federal Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPPA) was established to ensure that people who lost their jobs were able to remain insured. Under HIPPA, insurers must...

• Blue Shield Settlement in Wrongful Recision Case

  Nigel Whitehead | August 11, 2008 2:10 PM | 0 CommentsSan Luis Obispo, CA Category: Miscellaneous
  

  Blue Shield has settled wrongful recision claims against it by the Department of Managed Health Care. The DMHC alleged that Blue Shield wrongfully engaged in "post-claims underwriting". When some...

• California Doctors and Hospitals Join Blue Cross Rescission - Cancellation Class Actions

  Ray Mattison | May 03, 2008 7:31 PM | 0 CommentsSan Luis Obispo, CA Category: Miscellaneous
  

  Seeking unpaid medical bills, Hospitals and Doctors join consumer class actions against Blue Cross over the rescission - cancellation of health insurance coverage of thousands of Californians.

• Governor Schwarznegger joins opponents of Blue Cross Blue Shield rescission practices.

  Ray Mattison | April 26, 2008 9:00 AM | 1 CommentSan Luis Obispo, CA Category: Miscellaneous
  

  California's Governor condemns Blue Cross and Blue Shield for rescinding health insurance coverage.

• California Orders Reinstatement and Investigation by Health Insurers

  Nigel Whitehead | April 18, 2008 1:16 PM | 0 CommentsSan Luis Obispo, CA Category: Miscellaneous
  

  Yesterday, the California Department of Managed Health Care ordered that the health insurance policies of 26 people whose policies had been rescinded be reinstated. Cindy Ehnes, the director of DMHC...

• Blue Cross Sued by Los Angeles City Attorney

  Nigel Whitehead | April 17, 2008 11:09 AM | 1 CommentSan Luis Obispo, CA Category: Miscellaneous
  

  According to the Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles City Attorney Rocky Delgado has filed a lawsuit against Anthem Blue Cross with sweeping allegations of fraud concerning the company's wrongful...