Judge David Proctor conducted a status conference in MDL 2406: In Re: Blue Cross Blue Shield Antitrust Litigation on March 18, 2016. Issues discussed included: Filed Rate Defense to Subscriber Actions Issues regarding the Alabama cases Timing of Non-Accelerated Action Discovery Personal Jurisdiction and Venue Issues Overall Discovery Update Economics Day The next status conference
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Subscribers Win Blue Cross Data In Antitrust MDL
By: Dani Kass Law360, New York (March 16, 2016, 6:20 PM ET) — Blue Cross Blue Shield of Alabama must turn over the data it used to calculate its medical loss ratio and profit and loss statements to subscribers suing them in antitrust multidistrict litigation, an Alabama federal judge said Tuesday. Blue Cross’ offer to
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Hearings Held in MDL 2406: In Re: Blue Cross Blue Shield Antitrust Litigation
Judge David Proctor and Judge Michael Putnam conducted hearings in MDL 2406: In Re: Blue Cross Blue Shield Antitrust Litigation in the Northern District of Alabama on January 14, 2016. Magistrate Judge Putnam conducted a discovery hearing in the morning addressing outstanding issues and ways to expedite discovery in the case. At 2:00 pm Judge David
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Hearings Scheduled in MDL 2406: IN Re: Blue Cross and Blue Shield Litigation
There will be two hearings on January 14, 2016 in MDL 2406 In Re: Blue Cross and Blue Shield Antitrust Litigation in the Northern District of Alabama. Judge T Michael Putnam will hold a discovery hearing in the morning followed by a status conference with Judge David Proctor in the afternoon. For updated information on
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Shareholders at Anthem and Cigna Approve Merger
By: The Associated Press December 3, 2015 NYTIMES.com A $48 billion deal that would create the nation’s largest health insurer inched closer to completion after shareholders of both Anthem and Cigna voted in favor of a buyout. The companies said that nearly all of their shareholders approved the deal, announced in July, when the Blue Cross-Blue
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Local hospital, Blue Cross & Blue Shield don’t reach contract
By: Jaime McCutcheon WCTI12.com MOREHEAD CITY, Carteret County – Carteret Health Care and Blue Cross and Blue Shield of North Carolina have not been able to reach a new contract, according to BCBSNC. This means Carteret Health Care will become out of network for BCBSNC customers seeking non-emergency care at the hospital in Morehead City.
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Alabama anti-trust case against Blue Cross will move ahead, judge rules
By: Amy Yurkanin Al.com 11/09/2015 A Birmingham-based judge recently decided to move forward with the Alabama portion of a lawsuit alleging a widespread conspiracy to divide territory and limit competition between Blue Cross Blue Shield affiliates nationwide. U.S. District Court Judge David Proctor issued the order on Oct. 30, which sets out a schedule for
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Judge David Proctor Sets Streamline Scheduling Order MDL 2406: IN Re: Blue Cross and Blue Shield Antirust Litigation
Judge David Proctor of the Northern District of Alabama issued an order on October 30, 2015 denying the Defendants motion to dismiss, streamlining scheduling issues and setting a January 2018 scheduling conference in preparation for the trial setting. . The order set a trial schedule for the following cases Conway v. Blue Cross and Blue Shield of
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How Merger’s Damage the Economy
By: The Editorial Board The New York Times 10/31/2015 In many industries, like airlines, telecommunications, health care and beer, mergers and acquisitions have increased the market power of big corporations in the last several decades. That has hurt consumers and is probably exacerbating income inequality, new research shows. A recent paper by two economists, Jason
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Did Blue Shield dump Stanford over high costs, then raise theirs?
By: Chris Rauber San Francisco Business Times 10/26/2015 Some Blue Shield of California customers on the Peninsula say their premium rates will jump significantly in January even after Stanford Hospital and Lucile Packard Children’s Hospital are booted out of Blue Shield’s individual and family plan networks. Early this month, as first reported by the Business
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