Insurance

Anthem Sued Over Limited Networks

July 9, 2014  ·  Mark Reback

<p>Amid growing scrutiny statewide, insurance giant Anthem Blue Cross faces another consumer lawsuit over its use of narrow networks in Obamacare coverage.</p> <p>Six<strong> </strong>Anthem policyholders sued California's largest for-profit health insurer Tuesday in state court, accusing the company of misrepresenting the size of its physician networks and the insurance benefits provided.</p>

Nonprofit Sues Blue Cross Over Obamacare Networks

July 9, 2014  ·  Mark Reback

<p>A Southern California nonprofit filed a class-action <a href="http://www.consumerwatchdog.org/resources/7-8-14felserclassactioncomplaint.pdf" target="_blank" rel="noopener">lawsuit </a>Tuesday alleging that Anthem Blue Cross misled millions of customers when rolling out its plans under the Affordable Care Act, leaving many enrollees on the hook for large out-of-pocket expenses.<br /> <br />

Anthem Blue Cross Accused of ‘Fraudulent’ Enrollment Practices

July 9, 2014  ·  Mark Reback

<p class="bodytext"><span id="mn_Global"><span id="MNGiSection">LOS ANGELES -- California insurance giant Anthem Blue Cross misled "millions of enrollees" about whether their doctors and hospitals were participating in its new "Obamacare" plans and failed to disclose that many policies wouldn't cover care outside its approved network, according to a class-action lawsuit filed Tuesday.</span></span></p>

Anthem Blue Cross Sued Over Covered California Doctor Networks

July 9, 2014  ·  Mark Reback

<p>Statewide insurance giant Anthem Blue Cross misled “millions of enrollees” about whether their doctors and hospitals were participating in its new plans, and failed to disclose that many policies wouldn’t cover care outside its approved network, according to a <a href="http://media.khn.webfactional.com/html/anthem-lawsuit/Felser.pdf" target="_blank" rel="noopener">class action lawsuit</a> filed Tuesday.</p>

Suit Claims Blue Cross Misled Customers

July 9, 2014  ·  Mark Reback

<p><strong>The class action says the insurer overstated the number of doctors and hospitals in its network to lure more people to buy plans under the Affordable Care Act.</strong></p> <p>A class action lawsuit filed Tuesday alleges that Anthem Blue Cross, one of California’s largest health insurers, sought to increase its market share under the Affordable Care Act by intentionally overstating the number of doctors and hospitals in its network and hiding the fact that in many cases it provided no coverage at all for care provided by medical professionals outside the network.</p>

Anthem Misled Millions About Health Plan Networks, Lawsuit Alleges

July 9, 2014  ·  Mark Reback

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State Deemed $250M in Health Premium Increases Unreasonable

July 8, 2014  ·  Mark Reback

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Lawsuit Accuses Anthem Blue Cross of Fraudulent Enrollment Practices

July 8, 2014  ·  Mark Reback

<p>California insurance giant Anthem Blue Cross misled “millions of enrollees” about whether their doctors and hospitals were participating in its new plans, and failed to disclose that many policies wouldn’t cover care outside its approved network, according to a class action lawsuit filed Tuesday.</p> <p>As a result, many consumers have been left on the hook for thousands of dollars in medical bills, and have been unable to see their longtime doctors, alleges the suit by Consumer Watchdog based in Santa Monica.</p>

The Public Eye: State Health Exchange Says Some Board Member Emails Are Private

July 2, 2014  ·  Mark Reback

<p>California’s <a class="lingo_link" href="http://topics.sacbee.com/health+insurance/" rel="nofollow" style="cursor: pointer; display: inline; font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",Times,serif; font-size: 15px; font-weight: 400; font-style: normal;">health insurance</a> exchange, the agency responsible for administering the federal health care law, does not provide official email addresses to members of its governing board.</p>

Californians Spent $250 Million On Excessive Health Premiums, Group Says

July 2, 2014  ·  Mark Reback

<p>SACRAMENTO Calif. (Reuters) - Californians paid a quarter of a billion dollars in health insurance premiums during a 15-month period ended last year that were deemed excessive by state regulators, a consumer group said Wednesday.<br /> <br /> Santa Monica-based Consumer Watchdog, which released the figures on Wednesday, is pushing Proposition 45, a ballot initiative that would give regulators the power to reject rate increases determined to be excessive.<br /> <br />

Need For Ballot Measure On Health Insurance Rate Regulation Debated

July 2, 2014  ·  Mark Reback

<p>Kicking off a major ballot fight this year, California lawmakers pressed the state's insurance commissioner to defend a proposal that would grant his agency sweeping new authority over health insurance rates.</p> <p>At a legislative hearing Wednesday, backers and opponents of the statewide ballot measure on health insurance rate regulation called Proposition 45 squared off for the first time in a public debate. Before the hearing, supporters of Proposition 45 rallied in Sacramento and accused health insurers of putting profits ahead of patient care.</p>

Prop. 45 Sparks Turf War Over Health Insurance Regulation In California

July 2, 2014  ·  Mark Reback

<div class="js-pagination" data-maxpages="1"> <div class="story__content__body "> <p>SACRAMENTO — A turf war over health insurance regulation broke out in the Legislature on Wednesday, pitting the state's new health insurance-purchasing exchange against Insurance Commissioner Dave Jones and other supporters of a November ballot initiative.</p> <p>Proposition 45 would give the insurance commissioner authority to review proposed health insurance premium rate increases and determine whether they are justified.</p>