Did your healthcare organization serve Blue Cross Blue Shield (BCBS) patients between July 24, 2008 to October 4, 2024? If so, you may be eligible to receive a portion of the historic $2.8 billion BCBS Providers Settlement.

Certificate Clearing Corporation (CCC) is ready to help maximize your claim. A member of the Chicago Clearing Corporation family, CCC is your go-to third party class action claim filer.

Here are the case details.

Plaintiffs allege Settling Blue Cross Blue Shield Defendants – who include the Blue Cross Blue Shield Association (BCBSA) and Settling Individual Blue Plans – violated antitrust laws by illegally dividing the country into geographic service areas and agreeing not to compete in those areas. They also claim the Settling Defendants fixed prices for services, reducing fair compensation across the industry.

There are two options for filing a claim - passively accepting the claims administrator's estimated award or maximizing your claim with supplemental data. CCC is currently helping providers maximize their claims. 

What is the total fund? 

$2,800,000,000

When is the claim filing deadline?

July 29, 2025

Who’s eligible for the BCBS Providers Class Action Settlement?

If you or your business provided healthcare services, equipment, or supplies to Blue Plan Patients anytime from July 24, 2008 – October 4, 2024, you may be eligible.

Additionally, the settlement class is divided into two groups:

1) 92% of the net settlement fund will be allocated to healthcare facilities. This portion of the fund will be distributed to healthcare systems who submit claims on behalf of healthcare facilities and individual healthcare facilities.

2) 8% of the net settlement fund will be allocated to healthcare professionals. This will be distributed to medical groups and organizations who submit claims on behalf of their medical professionals, as well as individual medical professionals.

What are the different methods to file a claim?

Since the claims administrator and the Settling BCBS Defendants will likely be missing or have incomplete data, you can file a claim in one of two ways:

1. Default method: This means you use the data from the administrator to calculate your claim value. (Some facility claimants may not be eligible for this method. See the list below*.)

2. Alternative method: This means you submit documentation to provide the value of your claim. (This method is not available to the healthcare professionals subclass.

The alternative method is the best way for most claimants to maximize their recovery. CCC can help with that.

How will my claim be calculated?

For the default method, the claims administrator will extrapolate allowed amounts for 2015-2024 using growth in national hospital expenditures.

For the alternative method, allowed amounts will be calculated based on claimant-submitted data. 

With the alternative method, you can still maximize your claim even if you only submit allowed amounts for some of the eligible years. The claims administrator will use the Consumer Price Index for hospital and related services to both backcast the allowed amounts for years prior to the available data and forecast amounts for the later years.

What do you need to get started with your claim?

Claimants must submit their National Provider Identifier (NPI) or Taxpayer Identification Number (TIN) for any business that worked with BCBS. It’s also recommended to know the timeframe for each NPI/TIN submitting a claim. And if you're using the alternative method, documentation for historical billing is recommended.

Here’s how we can help.

Certificate Clearing Corporation (CCC), a member of the Chicago Clearing Corporation family, is your go-to third party class action claim filer. This $2.8 billion BCBS providers litigation is reported as the largest antitrust settlement in the history of US healthcare. CCC can break it down for you by:

1) Determining what type of claim you may be eligible for. 

2) Discovering what data you need to perfect your claim. 

3) Finding out what the division recovery might be. 

Want to learn more?

Give us a call at (312) 204-6969 or email us. 

About Certificate Clearing Corporation

Founded in 1993, CCC is the leader in the class action settlement recovery industry. We have helped millions of claimants recover funds in thousands of class actions. Our expert staff can help you understand the history of this litigation, its complexities, and your options for accelerated recovery options. We know there is no one-size-fits-all solution, and our team is ready to customize a recovery that best suits your business. 

* Due to lack of necessary data, the default method is not available for healthcare facilities that opened on or after January 1, 2015, and/or are in:

Arizona
Iowa
Louisiana
Maryland
New Jersey
South Dakota
CareFirst's service area in Virginia
Washington DC
Puerto Rico