October 27, 2014
A New Jersey federal judge on Friday ordered the objectors to a class action settlement resolving accusations that Horizon Blue Cross Blue Shield of New Jersey Inc. underpaid reimbursements to post a $2,500 bond, while criticizing attorneys in the case for involving the court in a “personal feud.”
July 10, 2014
A New Jersey federal judge on Wednesday approved the settlement of a class action accusing Horizon Blue Cross Blue Shield of New Jersey Inc. of underpaying reimbursements, backing the insurer's plan to decommission a controversial database and awarding class counsel $2.5 million despite protests.
November 14, 2013
Horizon Blue Cross Blue Shield of New Jersey Inc. settled a class action Wednesday that accused the insurer of under-reimbursing health plan subscribers for out-of-network services, agreeing to stop using a database that produced allegedly flawed calculations and to pay up to $2.5 million in attorneys' fees.
July 19, 2012
A federal judge weighing a bid to certify a class of Horizon Blue Cross Blue Shield of New Jersey Inc. insureds who were allegedly under-reimbursed for out-of-network services ordered additional briefing Thursday on the viability of the plaintiff's proposed methods for measuring damages.