The insurance crisis: Dropped clients reinstated
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California’s top insurance regulator has accused Blue Shield, one of the state’s largest health plans, of 1,262 violations of claims-handling laws and regulations that resulted in more than 200 people losing their medical coverage.
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Patients dropped by Blue Shield may sue as a class, a panel says.
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City Atty. Rocky Delgadillo says the health insurer made false promises of coverage and hid a scheme to drop sick policyholders. The company denies the allegations.
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The healthcare insurer allegedly refused to pay hospitals after authorizing treatments.
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L.A. city attorney asks Blue Cross to substantiate claims that it has revised its rescission practices.
