April 17, 2019
Western Pennsylvania's top hospital group can't try to sever exclusive licenses between Blue Cross Blue Shield and regional health plans as part of a larger antitrust brawl over the insurance giant's dominance of geographic areas, an Alabama federal judge ruled Tuesday.
April 05, 2017
Health care providers accusing several Blue Cross Blue Shield units of anti-competitive behavior fired back at the insurer's recent bid to get rid of the case, telling an Alabama federal judge Wednesday that BCBS desires only "delay and complication."
March 07, 2017
Several Blue Cross Blue Shield units on Monday urged an Alabama federal judge to dismiss some class action antitrust claims brought by health care providers in a multidistrict litigation accusing the insurer of anti-competitive behavior, saying the providers haven't described the affected markets.
June 13, 2016
Blue Cross Blue Shield units in Arizona, Kansas, North Dakota, Wyoming and New York asked to be dismissed from four class actions in multidistrict litigation accusing the insurer of anti-competitive behavior, saying Friday they have no significant ties to Alabama, where the litigation is centered.
July 27, 2012
In the first antitrust suit lodged by health care providers, a chiropractor alleged that the Blue Cross and Blue Shield Association conspired with its member plans nationwide to divide geographic markets, a move that restricted competition and forced doctors to accept lower rates.