July 15, 2024
The estate of renowned artist Chuck Close told a New York federal judge that Cigna has agreed to settle a suit claiming the company wouldn't pay for more than $686,000 in at-home skilled nursing care that it claimed was owed to him under his Pace Gallery employee benefit plan.
December 21, 2023
A New York federal judge tossed Cigna's claim Thursday that alleged the artist Chuck Close was over-reimbursed for healthcare claims, ruling the insurer based its bid to claw back cash from Close's estate on a federal benefits law section that didn't allow for money damages.
August 31, 2022
The estate of Chuck Close filed an Employee Retirement Income Security Act lawsuit against Cigna on Wednesday, claiming the insurer improperly denied the famous American artist medically necessary at-home skilled nursing care that was covered under the terms of his Pace Gallery employee benefit plan.