The Alabama BlueCross BlueShield anti-trust case has received some press in the local news this week. The case has been consolidated into an MDL in front of Judge Proctor, in Birmingham, Alabama. Although the case has garnered plenty of local interest, it has ramifications nationwide. The story is mostly about the provider-side of the lawsuit. There is a separate, although closely related, subscriber track. Pittman, Dutton & Hellums is representing plaintiffs on the subscriber side.
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This is not the only bad press BlueCross BlueShield has received lately from the local media. The non-profit was recently ridiculed for ramming a bill through the state legislature which made executive pay confidential. In the past, the mega-insurer had to disclose the salaries of its executives. Not anymore.
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