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Walgreens OK to claim Blue Cross wrongly using Walgreens' ex-lawyers in suit alleging pharmacy chain inflated prices
Blue Cross Blue Shield is suing Walgreens for allegedly overcharging for discount drugs, but a Chicago judge is allowing Walgreens to counterclaim that Blue Cross is improperly making use of a law firm that once advised the pharmaceutical retailer on its markdown program. -
Class action: Blue Cross out-of-network coverage leaves policyholders 'confused, worn-down, indebted, defeated'
The complaint accuses Blue Cross Blue Shield and its parent company of not covering out-of-network treatments at 50% and issuing confusing paperwork to policyholders. -
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Five Neal Gerber Eisenberg practice groups and 21 attorneys have been recognized among the top in the nation in the newly released 2020 edition of The Legal 500 United States. -
Federal judge pulls plug on 'artful' attempt to use a Texas law to sue Blue Cross in Chicago court
Opinion says out-of-network providers tried to gloss over federal claims by wrapping them in a Texas state insurance payment law, and all claims fell short. -
Judge says health insurer Anthem not responsible for Chicago affiliate's alleged practice of improperly denying claims
Health insurer Anthem can't be held accountable for an affiliated company's denials of coverage, which allegedly violated Medicare rules, a judge has said. -
Appeals court seals off Chicago pharmacy's antitrust claims vs insurance claim processor Prime Therapeutics
Sharif Pharmacy claimed Prime Therapeutics terminated its contract to steer more business to Walgreens. But evidence of a monopoly is lacking, court says -
Judge: Moms' lawsuit's lack of focus thwarts class action attempt vs Blue Cross over lactation service coverages
A group of mothers claiming Blue Cross Blue Shield illegally failed to cover lactation consultations are trying to certify too broad a class, judge says -
Suit alleges HCSC uses faulty guidelines to deny claims for inpatient mental health care
A woman has filed for a class action in Chicago federal court against one of the nation’s largest health insurance administrators, alleging the company tries to save money by refusing to cover residential mental health treatment on grounds such treatment is unnecessary. -
Class action accuses NorthShore Health of allegedly placing liens instead of billing patient insurance, Medicare
A class action lawsuit has accused NorthShore University Health System of incorrectly filing liens against people instead of properly billing their insurance and Medicare. -
Judge OKs $3.75M deal to settle class action accusing Blue Cross parent over mental health claims
A class-action suit alleging Health Care Service Corporation, the parent company of health insurance behemoth Blue Cross Blue Shield, improperly refused to pay for mental health services, has ended in a $3.75 million settlement. Attorneys will receive $1.13 million. -
Class action suit says drug companies caused opioid crisis, heightened insurance costs
A Chicago class-action lawyer has filed a 97-page lawsuit in Chicago federal court against 13 drug companies and distributors, on behalf of a woman who alleges the companies promoted opioid use, knowing such painkillers were dangerously addictive, jacking up people's health insurance costs. -
Nursing moms OK to sue Blue Cross for lactation services coverage, but not discrimination, judge says
Nursing mothers who said Blue Cross illegally denied coverage of lactation services suffered setbacks in their class action complaint against the insurer, including the removal of their claims for sex discrimination under federal law. -
Suburban appeals panel tosses doctors' antitrust suit over scuttled NorthShore, Advocate merger
A state appeals panel has upheld a Lake County judge's ruling dismissing a group of doctors' antitrust complaint over the scuttled merger between the NorthShore University and Advocate health systems. -
Neighborhood drug stores demand $1.5B, accuse Walgreens, Prime Therapeutics, Blue Cross of conspiracy
As his earlier similar lawsuit faces the threat of dismissal, a Palos Heights lawyer has lodged another antitrust action demanding Walgreens, Prime Therapeutics and the parent company of Blue Cross Blue Shield shell out $1.5 billion for allegedly conspiring to drive small “mom-and-pop” neighborhood drug stores out of business by cutting off their access to reimbursement under Medicaid, Medicare and Blue Cross. -
Federal appeals panel: Judge's OK of class action vs Blue Cross amounted to unexplained 'judicial fiat'
A Chicago federal appellate court has stripped class-action status from a suit, which alleges Blue Cross Blue Shield affiliates overcharged beneficiaries, then passed the profits back to Blue Cross, saying a Springfield federal judge overlooked “glaring problems” when allowing the suit to proceed as a class action. -
Woman says Health Care Service Corporation wrongly denied disability claim
A woman is suing Blue Cross Blue Shield of Illinois, alleging breach of contract for improper denial of claims related to her disability. -
Pharmacy accuses insurance claims processor Prime Therapeutics of squeezing it out of business
A family-owned pharmacy serving low-income Chicago residents says in an antitrust lawsuit filed May 9 in federal court in Chicago it’s being squeezed out of business by an insurance claims processor, allegedly to benefit Walgreens. -
Judge blocks Advocate, NorthShore merger; effort to combine health systems scuttled
A Chicago federal judge has moved to formally block the attempted merger between Advocate and NorthShore, two of the Chicago area’s largest hospital operators, granting federal regulators’ request for an injunction and likely scuttling the merger. -
Seventh Circuit blocks Advocate, NorthShore merger, says new hospital system could raise prices
A federal appeals court has put a proposed merger of Advocate and NorthShore University health systems back on hold, saying a federal judge who earlier this summer had denied government regulators’ requests for an injunction had not properly considered how large and influential the proposed new health system could be on raising health care prices in the region the new system would serve. -
Appeals panel upholds dismissal of class action challenge of how Blue Cross parent corp uses profits
A state appeals panel has ruled in favor of the parent company of Blue Cross Blue Shield of Illinois, finding a Cook County judge was correct in dismissing a class action lawsuit arguing the health insurer should have spent more of its $10 billion in “cash surplus” for the betterment of its members.