California Fines Blue Cross $1.2M Over Transgender Coverage Failures

(October 29, 2020, 10:45 AM EDT) -- SACRAMENTO, Calif. — The California Department of Managed Care (DMHC) said in an Oct. 28 announcement that it has imposed fines of $1,205,000 on Blue Cross of California Partnership Plan Inc. for failing to make timely payments on two transgender-related procedures found to be medically necessary on appeal....