Many Bay Area residents could receive cash payments from a $228.5M health insurance settlement

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.

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