A preliminary settlement to resolve a federal lawsuit against N.C. Baptist Hospital would provide each of the primary plaintiffs with $4,000 in compensation, according to a Winston-Salem Journal report.
The five plaintiffs who would receive $4,000 were those who introduced what became a class-action lawsuit with more than 14,000 of Baptist’s current and former employees and their families. The suit claimed the hospital and MedCost, which Baptist co-owns with Carolinas HealthCare System in Charlotte, N.C., required employees to pay more in fees for health benefits than other corporate clients.
Baptist agreed to resolve the charges July 28 with a $5.38 million settlement. If the settlement is approved, each class member could receive compensation based on a number of factors, such as the amount of time they were enrolled in the plan, which year(s) they were enrolled, which benefits package they chose (prime or select), whether they had an employee or family plan, the amount of the settlement allocated to the applicable year(s) and the premium amount they paid into the plan each year.
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