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Violation Tracker Individual Record

Company: California Physicians' Service dba Blue Shield of California
Current Parent Company: California Physicians' Service
Penalty: $23,400,000
Year: 2018
Date: March 27, 2018
Offense Group: consumer-protection-related offenses
Primary Offense: consumer protection violation
Secondary Offense: insurance violation
Violation Description: Blue Shield of California agreed to pay over $23 million to settle litigation alleging it misrepresented the number of in-network providers.
Level of Government: state
Action Type: private litigation
Court: San Francisco County (CA) Superior Court
Civil or Criminal Case: civil
Case ID: CJC14004800
Case Name: BLUE SHIELD OF CALIFORNIA AFFORDABLE CARE ACT CASES
Private Lawsuit Resolution Type: settlement
Facility State: California
HQ Country of Current Parent: USA
HQ State of Current Parent: California
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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