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Sort by date 7,886 pages found matching health insurance- Bush's Mental Illness Screening Squad On the Move
Jul-9-06 The tax dollar funded mental health screening programs popping up in every corner of the nation represent an enormous gift to Big Pharma from the Bush administration. After all, drug companies can't push drugs without a lucrative customer base, so the screening programs are a great solution for that little problem. On April 29, 2002, Bush kicked off th... - Anthem Denials of Emergency Room CT Scans and MRIs; Patients Sent to Clinics
Aug-6-18 Washington, DC In July 2018, the American College of Emergency Physicians filed an insurance lawsuit against Anthem Blue Cross Blue Shield over the insurer’s new policy of denying emergency room coverage after the fact. As a subpart of the strategy, Anthem refuses claims for in-hospital CT scans and MRIs ordered in the course of emergency diagnosis and... - Harvoni Controversy Continues
Jul-21-15 Washington, DC Lawsuits have been filed against the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) and insurers, alleging patients have been unfairly restricted access to Harvoni , putting them at risk of serious health problems. While those lawsuits gather momentum, news has emerged that Gilead Sciences, maker of Harvoni, has now restricted access to its hepati... - SuperStorm Sandy Bad Faith Insurance Claims
Nov-10-12 New York, NY In Part 4 of our series on SuperStorm Sandy Scams, we’re focusing on insurance claims for business--small businesses in particular. Rotting stock, no electricity, damaged buildings, roads and infrastructure, can spell huge financial losses for business owners. Sorting out your insurance claim only adds to the headaches in many cas... - $600,000 Settlement with LINA and CIGNA for Claims Handling Violations in California
The California Department of Insurance has announced a settlement agreement with Life Insurance Company of North America ("LINA") to resolve allegations of disability insurance claims handling violations. In addition to paying a fine, LINA agreed to make changes in its claims handling policies and procedures, and to review previously closed claim... - California Insurers Told to Allow Speech Therapy
Dec-13-13 Los Angeles, CA Following complaints of denied disability insurance made by California insurance policyholders, regulators in California have told insurance companies that they must allow speech and/or occupational therapy for patients. Some policyholders have complained about having their California insurance claim denied after they filed claims for s... - Lawmakers Pressure FDA to Ban Formaldehyde in Hair Relaxers
Sep-10-24 Santa Clara, CA Two lawmakers in March 2023 wrote a letter to the FDA, urging it to ban harmful chemicals in hair relaxers. Last month, those lawmakers sent another letter to the agency asking why the proposed ban is still not in place. If not in place this month, the FDA will have missed its date three times. The FDA has already missed two of its hair r... - Zurich Price-Fixing Class Action Settled for $150 Million
A $150 million settlement has been approved in the class action against Zurich Financial Services and insurance broker Arthur J. Gallagher & Co. The suit alleged that the defendants engaged in price fixing between 1994 and 2005. Estimates suggest that there may be 3.79 potential class members who qualify as beneficiaries of the settlement. Under the... - Allstate Settles Bad-Faith Insurance Suit for $4 Million
Allstate Insurance Co, has agreed to settle a bad-faith insurance lawsuit brought by Metropolitan Business Management, a property management firm, for $4 million. MBM alleged that Allstate refused to defend it in a lawsuit over a Malibu property sale. The buyer of the Malibu property had alleged that MBM and conspired with the seller to prevent the sal... - High Court Sides With Plaintiff in Unum Lawsuit
Aug-8-12 San Francisco, CA An Unum lawsuit that originally went in favor of the defendant was reversed by a higher court, which found fault with some of the practices and procedures of Unum insurance, and remanded the case in favor of the plaintiff. Plaintiff Leah Bilyeu was employed by Morgan Stanley, but alleging she suffered from various medical condition... - Kaiser Ordered to Pay Back Coverage
Oct-29-06 Smyrna, GA Edie Jackson, aged 57, has multiple sclerosis (MS) and barely has enough energy to talk, so it was with great difficulty that she told LawyersandSettlements.com how Kaiser Insurance cancelled her coverage, without warning. Edie only found out her coverage was cancelled when she tried to get her medication refilled. "I had Kaiser insuran... - New Home Warranty Lawsuits and Horror Stories
Jun-13-12 Fort Lauderdale, FL Home insurance to protect one's investment from fire, flood and other forms of catastrophe is a given regardless if a home is new, or used. However, new homes usually feature an enhanced level of protection for the consumer, separate from their home insurance policy--a home warranty that the home is built properly according to updated c... - ER Overcharges Outrageous
Apr-26-12 Houston, TX Last New Year's Eve, Vladimir's son wound up in the hospital ER room complaining of severe abdominal pain. Now Vladimir has ER overcharges amounting to almost $100,000. Wait, it gets worse! His son had a perfectly good appendix removed and he is still experiencing abdominal pain! "As soon as we got to ER the doctor suspected appendicitis... - Qui Tam: Is Novartis in Trouble Again?
Jul-30-10 Park City, UT Novartis has been hit hard with qui tam whistleblower lawsuits for off-label promotion and fraudulent marketing practices, and the drug giant has paid millions of dollars in settlements. Kari has closely followed the Novartis lawsuits because she believes the company should also be charged with fraudulent practices regarding Lotrel. "Nova... - UNITE HERE Dispute with Sky Chefs Back on the Plate
Jan-18-24 Los Angeles, CA UNITE HERE International Union's California labor lawsuit against Sky Chefs Inc. is back on the plate. The Ninth Circuit ruling in December reversed U.S. District Judge Percy Anderson's dismissal in May 2022 of the Union's lawsuit which challenged unilateral wage and benefits changes made by the airline catering company on its... - Texas Woman, Disabled, Files Unum Lawsuit
Mar-6-12 McKinney, TX An Unum lawsuit filed in the US District Court for the Eastern District of Texas pits Unum insurance against a policyholder with a litany of medical problems verified by the plaintiff's medical team. The lawsuit stems from Unum's denial of long-term disability benefits in spite of, it has been alleged, rather obvious medical reasons that s... - Diagnosed with Lyme Disease, Plaintiff is Denied by Unum Disability Insurance
Feb-14-18 San Diego, CA: A medical professional who could no longer fulfill the functions of her occupation due to a diagnosis of Lyme disease, had her long term disability benefits claim denied by her LTD provider. Plaintiff Laura Wakil holds that Unum unfairly denied her LTD benefits that were rightfully hers' according to the terms of her policy, and she is takin... - Proving Your Social Security Disability Insurance Case
Jan-27-12 Tulsa, OK If you are applying for Social Security Disability Insurance (SSDI) or Social Security Insurance, you must prove that you are 100 percent unable to work, either in your past relevant work and even in less demanding work. SSDI attorney Eric B. Brown, Garrett Law Office, P.C explains that there are several ways to go about that. First, you... - Insurance for Eating Disorder Treatment Basis for Lawsuits
Families Resorting to Lawsuits, Even When They Have Health Insurance Families with children who have eating disorders are resorting to lawsuits to get their health insurers to cover the costs of the associated medical treatment. In many states the law does not require that health insurers cover these costs, but instead cover the costs of treating ment... - More Than One Way to Skin a Cat Over Washington LTD Benefits
Oct-11-14 Everett, WA This is a Washington long term denied disability lawsuit story with a difference. Rather than having been denied disability benefits, a union representing Washington County and City employees alleged they were overpaying for their benefits. The revelation was especially hard to swallow in the wake of layoffs, job furloughs and wage freezes...