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Arizona AG sues major health insurers for alleged price-fixing conspiracy
1+ hour, 47+ min ago (288+ words) 12 News Arizona AG sues major health insurers for alleged price-fixing conspiracy To stream 12 News on your phone, you need the 12 News app. Download the 12 News app Next up in 5 Example video title will go here for this video PHOENIX " Arizona…...
Blue Cross Blue Shield $2. 6 B settlement to begin payments next month: What to know
1+ mon, 1+ day ago (300+ words) Settlement payments as part of a massive class-action agreement involving Blue Cross Blue Shield will start going out next month after years of litigation." The payments stem from an antitrust lawsuit fought nearly six years ago by the health insurance…...
8 Arizona hospitals at risk of closing or cutting services amid federal Medicaid cuts, report warns
1+ mon, 1+ week ago (140+ words) PHOENIX " A new report shows that eight Arizona hospitals are among hundreds nationwide facing potential closure or significant service reductions." The report from the nonprofit advocacy group Public Citizen attributes the risk to a combination of thin profit margins and…...
Prison sentences issued for life insurance scheme targeting addicts, homeless population in Arizona
1+ mon, 3+ week ago (213+ words) PHOENIX " Two people have been sentenced to an Arizona prison for partaking in a "predatory scheme" involving fraudulent life insurance policies." The Arizona Attorney General's Office has announced that Ryan Michell, 46, and Shannon Lovell, 35, have both been sentenced to prison…...
Blue Cross Blue Shield to begin paying $2. 6 B after class-action lawsuit: Are you eligible?
3+ mon, 6+ day ago (207+ words) CHICAGO " Letters and emails are going out to people across the country, telling them they may soon receive settlement payments as part of a massive class-action agreement involving Blue Cross Blue Shield." The payments stem from an antitrust lawsuit fought…...
Got unwanted Kaiser Permanente texts? You could get paid under new settlement
4+ mon, 2+ day ago (185+ words) Kaiser Foundation Health Plan Inc. agreed to pay $10. 5 million to settle a lawsuit alleging it sent marketing text messages to people who had already opted out. Eligible customers could receive up to $75 per qualifying text message, according to the settlement…...
Money Saving Monday | Saving on medical bills
4+ mon, 2+ week ago (50+ words) 12 News Money Saving Monday | Saving on medical bills To stream 12 News on your phone, you need the 12 News app. Download the 12 News app Next up in 5 Example video title will go here for this video Before You Leave, Check This…...
Nearly 500, 000 Arizonans just got more than $600 million in medical debt erased, Gov. Hobbs announces
5+ mon, 1+ week ago (234+ words) PHOENIX " Governor Katie Hobbs announced on Monday that nearly half a million Arizonans have erased $642 million in medical debt. She said 141, 000 more Arizonans have had their medical debt stripped through her initiative to improve economic stability and health outcomes for…...
OB-GYN provider ends contract with Blue Cross Blue Shield of Arizona
5+ mon, 4+ week ago (255+ words) PHOENIX " An OB-GYN provider in Arizona announced Tuesday it was ending its contract with Blue Cross Blue Shield of Arizona and dropping the insurer from its network. Mom Doc, a health care provider with 17 locations across Arizona, said as of…...
Hundreds of Arizonans are seeking help from agency, as the state is behind in unemployment payments
7+ mon, 1+ week ago (485+ words) Arizona's unemployment rate remains a relatively low 4. 1%, but some residents are still losing their jobs. To make matters worse, hundreds of Arizonans are struggling to obtain unemployment benefits through the Department of Economic Security, leading many to seek help from…...