Introduction

Welcome to the Highmark and Highmark Grider Settlement website.

This website is intended to provide information about two separate but overlapping cases: Love et al. v. Blue Cross & Blue Shield Association, et al., referred to as the “Love” case, and Grider v. Keystone Health Plan Central et al., referred to as the “Grider” case. A settlement of the claims against Highmark in the Love case was reached last fall. Physicians across the country were informed of that settlement and given an opportunity to file claims. That settlement was recently approved by a Federal Court in Miami.

In late March, Notices were sent to all Physicians who are believed to be Class Members in the Grider case. Many of these Physicians were also members of the class in the Love case. The Grider Notice was designed to inform Physicians about the proposed settlement in the Grider case. The Grider settlement covers a certified class of Physicians who provided covered services to members of Keystone Health Plan Central’s health plans. The Grider Notice sent in late March is to inform members of that class that in addition to whatever money they may have received or been eligible to receive in the Love Settlement, they may also have the right to receive additional money as a result of the settlement agreement reached in the Grider Case.

For a complete list of the involved parties, please refer to Documents page or to the Notice, which were mailed to Class Members on March 28, 2008 and which is included on this website. For a copy of the Notice, please click here: Notice

As used on this website, capitalized terms have the meaning ascribed to them in the Settlement Agreement.

Settlement checks for physicians and groups who previously submitted valid claims for the Highmark settlements in the Love and Grider cases began to be mailed out on October 31, 2008. Please be aware that there are several different settlements involving physicians and Blue Cross Blue Shield companies. If you filed valid claim forms for multiple settlements you will receive a separate check for each settlement, and the various checks may be for different amounts. The checks for the settlement that involves the majority of Blue Cross Blue Shield companies (but not Highmark) have not yet been mailed. To check the status of payments in that settlement, please see www.bcbsphysiciansettlement.com or call (877) 893-2643.