{"id":7235,"date":"2025-04-29T08:56:03","date_gmt":"2025-04-29T13:56:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/pmaworks.com\/observations\/?p=7235"},"modified":"2026-02-09T10:18:21","modified_gmt":"2026-02-09T16:18:21","slug":"blue-cross-blue-shield-antitrust-settlement-action-needed","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/pmaworks.com\/observations\/blue-cross-blue-shield-antitrust-settlement-action-needed\/","title":{"rendered":"Ask Lisa: Blue Cross Blue Shield Antitrust Settlement \u2013 Action Needed"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>Are You Eligible?<\/strong><br \/>\nIf you or your clinic provided care, equipment, or supplies to any Blue Cross Blue Shield (BCBS) patient between July 24, 2008, and October 4, 2024, you are likely included in this settlement.<\/p>\n<p><strong>What\u2019s This About?<\/strong><br \/>\nA $2.8 billion settlement has been reached in a lawsuit alleging BCBS companies limited competition and underpaid providers.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Your Options:<\/strong><br \/>\n\u2022 File a Claim: To receive any payment, you must file a claim by July 29, 2025.<br \/>\n\u2022 Do Nothing: You will not get any money and cannot sue BCBS over these issues later.<br \/>\n\u2022 Opt Out: If you want to sue BCBS on your own, you must have opted out by March 4, 2025.<\/p>\n<p><strong>How Much Will You Get?<\/strong><br \/>\nThe fund will be split: 92% to hospitals\/facilities, 8% to professionals (including chiropractors). The exact amount depends on how many claims are filed.<\/p>\n<p><strong>How to File:<\/strong><br \/>\nGo to the official provider settlement website and click \u201cSubmit a Professional Claim\u201d to file online.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Questions?<\/strong><br \/>\nFor more details, visit the BCBS Provider Settlement website.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Key Deadline:<\/strong><br \/>\nJuly 29, 2025 \u2013 Last day to file your claim. Don\u2019t miss out.<\/p>\n<p>Citations:<br \/>\nSettlement Information:<a href=\"https:\/\/www.bcbsprovidersettlement.com\/Home\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">https:\/\/www.bcbsprovidersettlement.com\/Home<\/a><br \/>\nApplication: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bcbsprovidersettlement.com\/Home\/ClaimantAccount\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">https:\/\/www.bcbsprovidersettlement.com\/Home\/ClaimantAccount<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Are You Eligible? If you or your clinic provided care, equipment, or supplies to any Blue Cross Blue Shield (BCBS) patient between July 24, 2008, and October 4, 2024, you are likely included in this settlement. What\u2019s This About? A &hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/pmaworks.com\/observations\/blue-cross-blue-shield-antitrust-settlement-action-needed\/\">Continue reading <span class=\"meta-nav\">&rarr;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":9,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[720,7],"tags":[754,139,722,23,377,367,755],"class_list":["post-7235","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-billing-and-collections","category-chiropractic-reimbursement-insurance","tag-bcbs","tag-billing","tag-collections","tag-insurance","tag-michel","tag-petty","tag-settlement"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/pmaworks.com\/observations\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/7235","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/pmaworks.com\/observations\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/pmaworks.com\/observations\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/pmaworks.com\/observations\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/9"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/pmaworks.com\/observations\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=7235"}],"version-history":[{"count":4,"href":"https:\/\/pmaworks.com\/observations\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/7235\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":7465,"href":"https:\/\/pmaworks.com\/observations\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/7235\/revisions\/7465"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/pmaworks.com\/observations\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=7235"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/pmaworks.com\/observations\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=7235"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/pmaworks.com\/observations\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=7235"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}