WellPoint Unit Updates Rescission Rules

Blue Cross of California says it will change the way it challenges what it believes to be the questionable coverage applications submitted by some policyholders who go on to file claims.

California Blue, Thousand Oaks, Calif., a unit of WellPoint Inc., Indianapolis, will try to make its rescission rules clearer and add more procedural safeguards, the company says.

California Blue continues to maintain that it has the right to rescind health insurance in cases involving policyholders who misrepresent their health status when applying for coverage.