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Landmark $9.25M AGG Class Action Settlement Against UnitedHealthcare Receives Preliminary Approval, Class Claim Submission Process...

AGG Healthcare Litigation attorneys Rich Collins and Landen Benson represent two of the three named plaintiffs in an ERISA class action against UnitedHealthcare (“United”), involving the insurer’s denial of access to proton...more

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Blue Cross Found to Be Behind the Times: Fifth Circuit Finds Blue Cross’ Proton Beam Treatment Guidelines Are Outdated, Superseded...

Background - Revisiting the topic from an article published earlier this year, another plaintiff has successfully challenged a commercial insurer’s internal Proton Beam Radiation Treatment (“PBT”) policy. PBT is a proven...more

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The Cost of Not Covering Proton Radiation Therapy

In 2018, an Oklahoma jury awarded $25.5 million to the family of a cancer patient denied coverage for proton radiation therapy by Aetna. The case involved the denial of coverage for Orrana Cunningham, who had stage 4...more

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