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Anthem Blue Cross Reaches $1M Insurance Settlement

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Feb 11, 2009 1:45 pm US/Pacific

Anthem Blue Cross Reaches $1M Insurance Settlement

Insurer Accused Of Dropping More Than 2,300 Patients With Expensive Bills

LOS ANGELES (AP) ― Anthem Blue Cross -- California's largest for-profit health insurer, is paying a $1 million fine and offering new coverage to more than 2,300 people dropped after bills for expensive medical care were submitted.

It's part of a deal being announced Wednesday in Los Angeles by the California Department of Insurance.

The Wellpoint subsidiary will also offer to reimburse medical expenses to the people dropped by Anthem Blue Cross. Those reimbursements could reach $14 million.

For more information, visit the California Department of Insurance's Web site or call (800)927-HELP.

(© 2009 The Associated Press. All Rights Reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.)

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