$8.3 Million Settlement with Anthem Blue Cross Covered by SoCal Media
Attorneys from Shernoff Bidart Echeverria LLP and Consumer Watchdog agreed to a settlement with Anthem Blue Cross on behalf of healthcare consumers in California. The settlement agreement resolves two lawsuits challenging mid-year changes Anthem made to individual California policies in 2011.
Anthem Blue Cross in California will no longer make mid-year changes to individual customers’ annual deductibles, co-pays, or other out-of-pocket costs and will refund $8.3 million to consumers.
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