The Brief
- A class action case led to a $228.5 million settlement agreement that could result in cash payments for many Bay Area residents.
- The settlement involves Sutter Health.
- The case stems from health premiums made from 2011 to 2021.
SACRAMENTO, Calif. – Many Bay Area residents could be eligible for a payout stemming from a $228.5 million class action settlement related to health insurance premiums made between 2011 and 2021.
The settlement comes out of a lawsuit filed against Northern California healthcare system Sutter Health.
The Sacramento-based hospital system is accused of illegally using “anticompetitive” and unfair terms in its contracts with insurance plans, affecting insurance premiums that were made from 2011 to 2021.…