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  • California regulators seek up to $9.9 billion in fines from PacifiCare

    09/07/2010 10:36:43 PM PDT · by Cardhu · 34 replies · 1+ views
    Los Angeles Times ^ | September 7th 2010 | Duke Helfand
    California regulators are seeking fines of up to $9.9 billion from health insurer PacifiCare over allegations that it repeatedly mismanaged medical claims, lost thousands of patient documents, failed to pay doctors what they were owed and ignored calls to fix the problems. In court filings and other documents, the California Department of Insurance says PacifiCare violated state law nearly 1 million times from 2006 to 2008 after it was purchased by UnitedHealth Group Inc., the nation's largest health insurance company by revenue. Regulators said the companies broke promises to maintain smooth operations for 130,000 of PacifiCare's customers, resulting in what...
  • New Lawsuit Alleges Unitedhealth/Pacificare Deceived Cancer Patient

    11/26/2006 8:07:23 PM PST · by SBD1 · 64 replies · 1,727+ views
    PR Web Newswire ^ | November 18, 2006 | Law Offices of Robert K. Scott
    New Lawsuit Alleges Pacificare Set Course Of Deception To Avoid Claims and Cancel Policy of 34 Year Old Kidney Cancer Patient To Increase Company Profits.Irvine, CA (PRWEB) November 18, 2006 -- UnitedHealth Group, the nations second largest health insurer, and its subsidiary Pacificare of California were named in a lawsuit yesterday for canceling the health insurance policy and refusing to pay medical bills after a cancer patient sought treatment. (D'ANNA vs PACIFICARE OF CALIFORNIA #GIN057028) The lawsuit was filed in the Superior Court of San Diego by attorneys Robert K. Scott and Scott Mahoney of the Irvine-based Law Offices of...