Shirking its nonprofit duty

Despite its status as a nonprofit, Blue Shield of California claims it has no legal duty to serve the public good.

Its defiance could cost the public billions of dollars in lost community benefits. 

news media coverage and my blog posts on this topic

Regulator approval of Blue Shield bid to privatize nonprofit assets could cost public $11 billion, blog post

CEO laughs off questions about Blue Shield's conduct as a nonprofit, blog post

With billions in the bank, Blue Shield of California loses its state tax-exempt status, Los Angeles Times

Questions about Leon Panetta, Blue Shield of California, & The Nonprofit Sector, Nonprofit Quarterly

Public radio discussion of the social benefit duties of nonprofit health plans and the issues raised by Blue Shield's defiance of them, with Judith Bell, a national expert on the subject, Wendall Potter, a former Cigna executive and whistleblower, and me. Your Call with Rose Aguilar, KALW

Note: My agreement with Blue Shield to end its lawsuit over my whistleblowing prohibits me from mentioning certain public information about the company. As a result, some articles have been removed from this page or had information redacted.