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Federal Court Rules Plaintiffs Adequately Alleged CVS Acted With “Deliberate Indifference” When It Adopted Rx Program That Discriminates Against People Living With HIV

Los Angeles, CA – Late yesterday the United States District Court for the Northern District of California ruled that four HIV-positive “John Doe” plaintiffs adequately alleged CVS acted intentionally under the “deliberate indifference” standard when it implemented a drug...

Mercury News – California’s Four Largest Health Plans Could Owe State $10 Billion In Back Taxes

By Tracy Seipel, MERCURY NEWS https://www.mercurynews.com/2016/01/21/californias-four-largest-health-plans-could-owe-state-10-billion-in-back-taxes/# California's four largest health plans may be on the hook for $10 billion in state back taxes -- and at least $1 billion every year going forward -- if a closely watched legal case...

Covered Calif. Plans Likely To Continue Offering Narrow Networks

Health insurers offering plans through Covered California likely will continue to have narrow physician networks during the state health insurance exchange's second open enrollment period, according to an analysis by the Los Angeles Times. Background More than 170 complaints have...

Anthem Sued for Illegally Stripping Out-of-Network Coverage for Californians

Paul Simon v. Blue Cross of California d/b/a Anthem Blue Cross, Los Angeles Superior Court Case Number BC639205 A California class-action lawsuit was filed on October 31, 2016 on behalf of California Anthem enrollees by attorneys for Shernoff Bidart...

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