Justice Disbursed: Aetna settlement checks to be sent on December 28

We are happy to report that the first round of settlement checks in the Beckett v. Aetna lawsuit will be sent on Dec. 28, 2018.

• Class members whose PHI (protected health information) was allegedly improperly transmitted by Aetna to its legal counsel without proper authorization, and who were not sent the July 2017 mailing, will be sent $75 on Dec. 28, 2018.

• All class members sent the July 2017 mailing will receive a base payment of $642.43.

• Class members who did not submit a claim, and for whom Aetna provided a Social Security Number, will be sent $642.43 on Dec. 28, 2018.

• Class members who did not submit a claim, and for whom Aetna was unable to provide a Social Security Number, will be sent $500 on Dec. 28, 2018 and an additional $142.43 in January 2019.

• Class members who submitted a claim, and for whom Aetna provided a Social Security Number, will be sent the full amount of their approved claim and the $642.43 base payment on Dec. 28, 2018.

• Class members who submitted a claim, but for whom Aetna was unable to provide a Social Security Number, will be sent $500 and notice of the amount of their approved claim on Dec. 28, 2018. In a separate mailing, these class members will receive a tax form and written instructions from the Settlement Administrator. Once the tax form is returned to the Settlement Administrator, these class members will be sent their approved claim amount and the $142.43 balance of the base payment.

As always, if you have any questions, don’t hesitate to call us.