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April 21, 2008
Blue Cross Order Approving Settlement
April 19, 2008
Capital Blue Cross Claim Form
August 1, 2007
Blues Settlement Documents

June 1, 2007
Judge Federico A. Moreno Approves Blue Cross/Blue Shield Settlement Today
New York, NY - Calling it a "historic settlement," counsel representing a putative class of approximately 900,000 physicians, as well as the medical societies of numerous states and other medical societies across the country, today announced that they have settled a national class action lawsuit with the vast majority of the Blue Cross and Blue Shield health plans in the country and the Blue Cross and Blue Shield Association. When combined with prior settlements with other Blues, this settlement means that more than 90% of all Blues plans in the country -- covering approximately 77 million patient lives -- have now settled this class action with physicians.READ MORE

AISHEALTH.com: Lamb Says Settlement Will Save Providers $1B.
The majority of Blue Cross and Blue Shield plans and the Blue Cross and Blue Shield Association have settled with providers across the nation in a major anti-racketeering lawsuit over reimbursement issues.
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Blues to Settle Doctor-Payment Suit
Chicago Tribune
The Chicago-based Blue Cross & Blue Shield Association and more than 30 Blue Cross health plans agreed to pay $128 million to settle a long-standing class-action lawsuit by doctors who say they were underpaid on insurance claims. READ MORE
Blue Cross Settles Suit by Doctors NewsObserver.com
April 27, 2007
A legal settlement will give more than $6 million to thousands of North Carolina physicians and reduce administrative hassles between the doctors and Blue Cross and Blue Shield of North Carolina, the state's largest health insurer.MORE

Physicians Announce That They Have Now Settled Class Action Claims With Over 90% of All Blue Cross and Blue Shield Plans in the Country and the Blue Cross and Blue Shield Association. MORE

Blue Cross Plans Reach Settlement in Physician Lawsuit

Copy of Blue Cross Settlement Agreement


Law Offices of Archie Lamb Responds to Recent AAHP Statements

Health/Medical Editors & Government Writers
BIRMINGHAM, Ala.--(BW HealthWire)--March 11, 2002 Archie Lamb Says: Managed Care Industry Distorts the Truth -- AGAIN; Insurance Industry Shifts Blame of Current Healthcare Crisis to Lawyers Archie Lamb of the Law Offices of Archie Lamb makes a statement regarding the status of the healthcare industry: Recent statements by the American Association of Health Plans indicate that Washington's powerful insurance industry lobby is resorting to the age-old tactic of changing the subject instead of taking responsibility for its role in the current healthcare crisis, said attorney Archie Lamb. MORE
January 24th, 2006 - Judge Issues Order on Humana Case
Judge Moreno has issued an order regarding filing an amended complaint in the Humana case. Click here to view the order...



January 24th, 2006 - Overruling Objections, U.S. Judge Clears WellPoint's $198 Million Settlement With Doctors
A federal judge in Florida has granted final approval to WellPoint Inc.'s $198 million settlement with U.S. physicians, resolving two class-action lawsuits that alleged the managed care giant conspired to delay and deny reimbursements for health-care services. More...