The fines against Anthem are related to many of the 553 enforcement actions that the department has taken against the health plan for violations. (Photo: Diego M. Radzinschi/THE NATIONAL LAW JOURNAL.)
One of California's largest health insurance plans has distinguished itself, and not in a good way.
The state Department of Managed Health Care hit Anthem Blue Cross with $9.6 million in fines from January 2014 through early November 2019, according to a California Healthline analysis of agency data. That is about 44 percent of the $21.7 million in penalties the department issued against full-service health plans during that period.
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