Health Net will also pay $15,000 to the California Hospital Association.
In Sept. 2008, the company settled with the California Department of Insurance, in which it agreed to offer new coverage to 926 customers who were dropped from individual or family policies in the years since 2004 and pledged to repay up to $14.2 million in outstanding medical expenses and waive up to $7.2 million in insurance premiums. The company was also fined $3.6 million, according to the report.
Read the Mercury News’ report about the Health Net of California hospital settlement.
