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News Release
2/19/2013
Posted by Jerry Flanagan
Santa Monica, CA -- In response to consumer complaints and a class action lawsuit on behalf of HIV/AIDS patients in California, Anthem Blue Cross has agreed to suspend a program that would have barred patients from purchasing certain specialty medications at local...
News Release
1/14/2013
Posted by Jerry Flanagan
San Diego, CA -- In a move that threatens the health and privacy of patients, Blue Cross of California has illegally targeted HIV/AIDS patients, and other seriously ill consumers, with a new program that will bar them from local pharmacies, according to a new statewide...
Courtroom Case
1/2/2013
Posted by Jerry Flanagan
In response to consumer complaints and a class action lawsuit on behalf of HIV/AIDS patients in California, Anthem Blue Cross has agreed to suspend a program that would have barred patients from purchasing certain specialty medications at local pharmacies. Under...
Legal Update
7/3/2012
Posted by Jerry Flanagan
Today, Insurance Commissioner Dave Jones rejected Blue Shield's plan to close 23 health insurance policies yesterday. The Insurance Commissioner echoed many of the same concerns that Consumer Watchdog raised in our class action lawsuit.
The question is...
Legal Update
7/3/2012
Posted by Jerry Flanagan
Today, Insurance Commissioner Dave Jones rejected Blue Shield's plan to close 23 health insurance policies on Monday. The Insurance Commissioner echoed many of the same concerns that Consumer Watchdog raised in our class action lawsuit.
The question is...
News Release
7/3/2012
Posted by Jerry Flanagan
Commissioner Dave Jones Sides With Consumers, Echoes Concerns Raised by Consumer Watchdog in Lawsuit Over the So-Called “Death Spiral”
Santa Monica, CA – Consumer Watchdog praised Insurance Commissioner Dave Jones' announcement today...
Courtroom Case
4/21/2012
Posted by Jerry Flanagan
Consumer Watchdog has filed a class action lawsuit on behalf of hundreds of thousands of California consumers against health insurer Blue Shield for forcing patients into lower-benefit and higher-deductible health coverage in violation of state law.
The lawsuit seeks...
Courtroom Case
3/15/2012
Posted by Jerry Flanagan
Consumer Watchdog has filed a class-action lawsuit in Los Angeles Superior Court on behalf of hundreds of thousands of California Blue Cross consumers whose “annual” deductibles and other "yearly" out of pocket costs were dramatically increased in...
Courtroom Case
3/1/2012
Posted by Jerry Flanagan
The California Superior Court approved a settlement in Consumer Watchdog's class action lawsuit against Blue Cross for illegally closing insurance policies and using big rate hikes to force patients into lower-benefit and higher-deductible health coverage -- known...
Blog Post
12/2/2011
Posted by Jerry Flanagan
When will health insurers get the message? They can't raise our rates and cut our benefits and expect to get away with it! Drop us an email and help teach the insurance companies a lesson.
Consumer Watchdog is now investigating recent rate increases on...