PHOENIX (AZFamily) — The Arizona Attorney General’s Office has reached an agreement with an insurance company that left hundreds of first responders with unpaid medical bills, officials announced.
Attorney General Kris Mayes said the Thin Blue Line Benefits Association has to pay all existing claims under the agreement. Her office will monitor the progress over 60 days to see if progress is being made; if not, legal action could follow.
“The agreement that they have entered into says they will pay these claims for every Arizonan that is owed money,” Mayes said.
Retired officers face mounting bills
Mike Long, a retired Phoenix police sergeant with 28 years of service, said he now owes $415,000 in unpaid medical bills after enrolling in health insurance through the Thin Blue Line Benefits Association…