Economists Find Blue Cross Blue Shield Antitrust Settlement Means More Than $17.3 Billion of Value for Providers

In October 2024, Whatley Kallas announced a monumental settlement in a long-running antitrust lawsuit filed on behalf of healthcare providers across the nation. The settlement impacts all Blue Cross and Blue Shield (BCBS) entities in the country, as well as the Blue Cross and Blue Shield Association. It is the largest antitrust settlement in the history of the United States healthcare industry. The settlement is comprised of a $2.8 billion cash payment and significant injunctive relief that will transform the BlueCard program, greatly benefitting providers who remain in the settlement and their patients. Economists value the long-term benefits and injunctive relief at a minimum of $17.3 billion, with an average administrative cost savings of $7.55 per BlueCard claim. For more information, visit our FAQs, see the latest settlement news coverage, and find out how to file a claim.

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Whatley Kallas has been working alongside providers for over a decade to reach this monumental accomplishment, which marks unprecedented success in changing and improving the way Blue Cross Blue Shield operates to the benefit of providers everywhere. The firm has extensive experience representing all types of healthcare providers including health systems facing a health insurer in individual or class action lawsuits, and is known for committing substantial resources of the firm to achieve meaningful change to society. We’re proud to be a dedicated advocate for our nation’s healthcare providers.

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Whatley Kallas has litigated against some of the largest defense firms in the world and across the country in both federal and state courts, and arbitrated in arbitral forums from coast to coast. The firm has extensive experience representing all types of healthcare providers including health systems facing a health insurer in individual or class action lawsuits. Whatley Kallas has some of the few lawyers who have tried a class action to a billion-dollar-plus verdict for plaintiffs and successful verdict for defendants. Whatley Kallas is known for committing substantial resources of the firm to achieve meaningful change to society, with longstanding and ongoing representation of medical providers and national, state and county medical societies, litigating against and negotiating settlements with the largest health insurers in the country.