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Blue Shield accused of overcharging for safety-net insurance
Amalia Lample, 64, of Los Angeles seeks class-action status in her July 7 suit of Blue Shield of California, accusing the health plan of knowingly exceeding maximum insurance rates set by the state and falsely reporting to regulators that the charges stayed within official guidelines, thus overcharging thousands of policyholders who bought safety-net insurance for people who were sick or jobless. Lample argued that she is owed $4,475 in excess charges she paid from 2007 to 2009. She said that more than 6,000 Blue Shield policyholders with similar coverage also were overcharged since 2001.
Source: LA Times
Source: LA Times