Consumers Alleging Unfair Medical Billing Practices by California Healthcare Companies

A number of residents in California have come forward with complaints and allegations against California healthcare companies. These consumers say that they were the victim of unfair medical billing practices, including charges for prescription drugs and medical services.

California healthcare companies have been accused of overcharging insured patients for services or medical goods, which makes up the basis of fraudulent billing practices. The healthcare companies have been accused of overcharging patients with appropriate insurance for services like infusions, urinalysis, CT scans, lab work, MRIs, prenatal genetic testing, and bloodwork.

Those California residents who had a PPO insurance plan and paid a co-pay for generic prescription drugs or paid more than they anticipated for a covered procedure in the last three years, may be eligible to participate in a class action lawsuit investigation.

California healthcare companies have allegedly been involved in these practices for some time, putting patients at a disadvantage and in the unfortunate situation of receiving much bigger bills than they had anticipated after a medical event.

These California healthcare companies may have been in violation of the law, leading some of the affected patients to come forward to lodge complaints about their PPO insurance plan.

Consumers who paid a higher than anticipated deductible for a covered medical procedure or paid a co-pay for generic prescription drugs at a retail pharmacy may have a legal remedy available. Many of these patients may not even realize that the cost of a medication or medical service was inflated and that this was may be against the law.

Getting any unpleasant medical bill can be a surprise and may cause a financial setback. Those patients who were sure that insurance should have covered their medical expense could have legal grounds to pursue a lawsuit against a healthcare company.

Many consumers experience this issue when paying significantly more at the pharmacy for a generic prescription drug or being overcharged for medical services such as those that are outsourced to a lab. Pharmacists have even chimed in about the problems associated with possible fraudulent billing practices by California healthcare companies, alleging that excessive drug markups without a co-pay are an issue in California and beyond.

A number of patients who have been negatively affected by this situation have chosen to participate in a class action lawsuit investigation against the California healthcare companies that have been accused of engaging in deceptive practices that allegedly put patients at a disadvantage just for exercising their rights under their health insurance policy.

Reading the fine print can be very confusing, and some consumers may not even be sure whether they’ve been dealt an unfair hand or not. But retaining the services of an experienced attorney can help to clarify the grounds for taking legal action against any California health care company that may have violated the law.

Join a Free Unfair Medical Billing Class Action Lawsuit Investigation

If you have a PPO insurance plan in California and have (i) paid a co-pay for generic prescription drugs at Rite Aid, or another retail pharmacy; or (ii) paid a higher-than-expected deductible for a covered medical procedure, you may be qualified to participate in this class action investigation.

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