Blue Cross Blue Shield Settlement Notice

Following are a few key items:

1. It appears that CalCPA Health or your employer cannot file a claim on behalf of individual members (or firms) as the settlement claim submission requires the members signature and other information that CalCPA Health or you employer may not have.
   1. For CalCPA Health members, we believe the “Health Plan Name” to use for the online claim form shown in the drop down as “Blue Cross of California d/b/a Anthem Blue Cross.”
   2. CalCPA members not enrolled with CalCPA Health should choose their specific BCBS carrier.
2. There are many other non-required fields that we are unable to determine exactly what information they are asking for. The claim filing deadline shown on the settlement website is November 5, 2021. It may be that additional information will be communicated/posted as questions from the settlement participants arise.
   1. For CalCPA Health members, your health plan carrier is CalCPA Health (not Anthem). Anthem Blue Cross is our contracted preferred provider organization (PPO) and related claims services vendor. As such, CalCPA Health members may qualify to file a claim under the administrative service plans settlement category (also referred to in the materials as self-funded category). The applicable period for this category is September 2015 through October 2020.
   2. For other BCBS members (non-CalCPA Health), you would complete the forms according to your specific plan and carrier per the details shown on the settlement website. The applicable period for members who were insured by BCBS is February 2008 through October 2020.
3. As noted in the settlement, it is each person’s responsibility to determine the tax consequences of any settlement amount received.