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Company: CareFirst Inc.
Current Parent Company: CareFirst of Maryland
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Penalty: $7,000,000
Year: 2019
Date: September 30, 2019
Offense Group: consumer-protection-related offenses
Primary Offense: consumer protection violation
Violation Description: CareFirst agreed to pay approximately $7 million to settle litigation alleging it improperly denied lactation services coverage to policyholders.
Level of Government: federal
Action Type: private litigation
Court: District of Columbia
Civil or Criminal Case: civil
Case ID: 1:16cv2162
Case Name: Ferrer et al v. CareFirst, Inc. et al
Private Lawsuit Resolution Type: settlement
HQ Country of Current Parent: USA
HQ State of Current Parent: Maryland
Ownership Structure of Current Parent: non-profit
Major Industry of Current Parent: healthcare services
Specific Industry of Current Parent: insurance; managed care
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