Treatment Center Accuses Wellmark Of Fraud

St. Gregory Retreat Centers and the Alternative Legal Placement Program (ALPP) announced that they have filed a lawsuit in federal court accusing Wellmark Blue Cross and Blue Shield of multiple counts of fraud and breach of contract. The lawsuit also accuses specific Wellmark employees of engaging in a scheme to delay and deny millions of dollars in valid insurance claims in an apparent effort to induce the companies into accepting lower reimbursements. Wellmark now owes St. Gregory millions of dollars and counting for outstanding insurance claims that the company has delayed or denied on fraudulent bases.

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