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Re: Class Action Suit From: art fougner, md (evsono@pipeline.com) Tue May 8 13:51:57 2001 Messages sorted by: [ date ][ thread ][ subject ][ author ] Next message: Paul Prior MD: "Re: Menpause Question" Previous message: Dean Huffman: "Class Action Suit" In reply to: Dean Huffman: "Class Action Suit" this suit as i understand it involves a patently more insidious practice than the fictional Great Benefit's infamous Section U "Deny All Claims." to whit Cigna is alleged to have set-up a software algorithm to systematically bundle, globalize and downcode - some of the issues we have been discussing on this list. stay tuned. art At Tue, 08 May 2001, Dean Huffman wrote: > >There is a class action suit, Kaiser et. al. v. Cigna Corporation et. al., >Case Number 00-L - 480, in the circuit court for the third judicial >ciucuit, Madison County, Illinois. > >You should have received information about this action and an opportunity >to opt out of the case. > >Information can be found at the web site: > ><http://www.cigna-classcounsel.com> > >(the dash "-" belongs in the URL). > >You can also contact them at > >cignaclassattys@aol.com > >or at > >888 837-8324 (I do not know whether this number works outside of Illinois) > >or at > >Plaintiff's Class Counsel >Kaiser et. al. v. CIGNA, et. al. >PO Box 367 >Bellivlle, Illinois 62222-0367 > >Apparently this case, although being tried in an Illinois court, has a >nationwide class. Therefore all physicians in the United States are >included in this class unless they opt out. The class is "All physicians or >health care providers who, from May 26, 1990, to present (1) executed a >preferred provider Organization (PPO) fee-for-service agreement with CIGNA; >(2) submitted claims for covered services and/or supplioes pursuant to said >agreement; (3) whose claims were audited by CIGNA's ClaimCheck computer >software program prior to any payment. Excluded from the class are >employees of CIGNA including its officers and directors, plaintiff's >counsel, and the Judge of the court to which the case is assigned." > >The web page listed above has the complaint and other relavent documents in >PDF format. > >Anybody who wants a copy of the mailing I received concerning this case can >contact me privately at <jth@sprinnet1.com>. > >-- >Dean Huffman > -- art fougner, md A series of 1000 cases begins with but a single anecdote. Next message: Paul Prior MD: "Re: Menpause Question" Previous message: Dean Huffman: "Class Action Suit" In reply to: Dean Huffman: "Class Action Suit"

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