Here is a chronological list of the antisocial behavior of the health insurance industry.
01.13.05 Health Net fined $250,000 for failing to pay claims to health care providers. (California)
06.20.05 Kaiser Foundation fined $200,000 for unauthorized disclosure of patient information.
07.05.05 Blue Cross of California fined $150,000 for overcharging customers.
09.09.06 Kaiser Foundation fined $2,000,000 for oversight failures at an organ transplant facility. In addition they were required to pay an additional $3,000,000 for a organ donor public education campaign. (California)
9.21.006 Blue Cross of California fined $200,000 for illegal retroactive cancellation of patient policy.
03.22.07 Blue Cross of California fined $1,000,000 for illegal retroactive cancellation of patient policies.
11.16.07 Health Net fined $1,000,000 for linking employee bonuses to retroactive cancellation of patient policies. (California)
05.12.08 Kaiser Foundation fined $300,000 for improper retroactive cancellation of patient policies. (California)
05.15.08 HealthNet fined $300,000 for improper retroactive cancellation of patient policies. (California)
06.19.08 Pacificare (United Health Group) fined $50,000 for improper retroactive cancellation of patient policies. (California)
07.08.08 Wellpoint (Anthem) pays $11.8 million to settle claims from about 480 California hospitals that it failed to cover the bills of patients it dropped after they were treated.
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