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These sites have opinions from individuals who are presently insured, surveys from professional organizations & doctors regarding health plans available in Oregon.

INFO. LAWSUITS AGAINST INSURANCE COMPANIES
Found by Googling: Lawsuits: name of insurance company

http://www.sickofbluecross.com/ (sick of blue cross website Blue Cross owns Lifewise & Health Net) Well Point sells Blue Cross insurance policies

http://insurance.freeadvice.com/reviews/index.htm (starting point, choose from list of companies for review)

United Health Care fined $50 Million.
http://www.msnbe.msn.com/id/28628880

United Health Care $350 Million lawsuit:
http://www.mytimes.com/2009/01/16/business/16health.html?_r=1&emc=eta1

TEN WORST INSURANCE COMPANIES IN THE US:
http://law.freeadvice.com/insurance_law/insurers_bad_faith/ten-worst-insurance-companies.htm

Insurance Law - Insurers Bad Faith - Blue Cross of California Post Policy Cancellation
a.. Blue Cross and Blue Shield of California Investigated for Illegally Canceling Policies
b.. Blue Cross of California Cancels Individual Health Policies: Post-Claim Underwriting Alleged
c.. Retroactive Review of Health Insurance Coverage by Blue Cross of California Results in Cancelled Policies
d.. Blue Cross Lawsuits: Have You Been Victimized By Post-Claim Underwriting?
e.. Blue Cross Lawsuits: How to Tell if Your Health Insurance Policy Was Rescinded
f.. Blue Cross Lawsuits: The Improper Practice of Post-Claims Underwriting
g.. Blue Cross/Shield Cancellation Practices Disproportionately Targets Individual/Independent Policies
h.. California Regulators Slow to Enforce Insurance Laws Against Blue Cross/Blue Shield
i.. LA City Attorney Sues Blue Shield: Penalties May Exceed $1B
j.. Blue Shield & Anthem Blue Cross Agree To Pay A Record $13M in Fines

http://insurance.freeadvice.com/reviews/96/comments/Kaiser+Foundation+Health+Plan/ (Kaiser)
http://www.prnewswire.com/cgi-bin/stories.pl?ACCT=104&STORY=/www/story/11-01-2005/0004205845&EDATE= (Providence)
http://www.bizjournals.com/portland/stories/2005/05/09/story2.html (Providence)
http://houston.injuryboard.com/miscellaneous/9-million-settlement-handed-down-in-health-net-lawsuit.aspx?googleid=232144 (Health Net)
http://209.85.141.104/custom?q=cache:sxNQFMrx4RgJ:www.bcbsil.com/PDF/thomas_love.pdf+lawsuits+lifewise+oregon&hl=en&ct=clnk&cd=3&gl=us (lifewise, health net & blue cross)
http://www.lawyersandsettlements.com/settlements/11458/healthmarkets-mega-insurance-overcharges.html
(mega life & health)

REVEWS OF COMPANIES BY INSURED INDIVIDUALS
http://insurance.freeadvice.com/reviews/state/health/Oregon/ (pick your insurance company start page)
http://insurance.freeadvice.com/reviews/290/survey/Blue+Cross+Blue+Shield/
http://insurance.freeadvice.com/reviews/211/survey/Assurant+Health/
http://insurance.freeadvice.com/reviews/89/survey/Health+Net/
http://insurance.freeadvice.com/reviews/33/survey/Mega+Life+and+Health+Ins./
http://insurance.freeadvice.com/reviews/311/survey/United+Healthcare/
http://insurance.freeadvice.com/reviews/49/survey/Cigna+Health+Insurance/

RATING ORGANIZATIONS
http://www3.ambest.com/ratings/default.asp?l=1&Menu=Rating+Center (free to become member)
http://www.ama-assn.org/ama/pub/category/18660.html

CUSTOMER RESPONSES
http://www.megacustomers.info/

OREGON DEPT. OF INSURANCE
http://insurance.oregon.gov/
 
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