<P> In the category of "Meeting National Standards of Care" California's state patient advocacy office gave Anthem a rating of 2 out of 4 stars in its 2011 annual report card . In 2014 it received 3 out of 4 stars in the same category . </P> <P> In 2007, WellPoint pledged to spend $30 million over three years, through the company's charitable foundation, to help the uninsured . In March 2010, the Los Angeles Times reported that WellPoint's tax records and website showed that the company gave only $6.2 million by 2009 . The company disputed that, saying that the foundation did fulfill its $30 - million commitment by mid-2009, but declined to provide any financial details to support its position . </P> <P> In 2007, the California Department of Managed Health Care (DMHC), a California state regulatory agency, investigated Anthem Blue Cross's policies for revoking (rescinding) health care insurance policies . The DMHC randomly selected 90 instances where Anthem Blue Cross canceled the insurance of policy holders who had been diagnosed with costly or life - threatening illnesses, to find how many of these cancellations were legal . The agency concluded that all these cancellations were illegal . "In all 90 files, there was no evidence (that Blue Cross), before rescinding coverage, investigated or established that the applicant's omission / misrepresentation was willful," the DMHC report said . </P> <P> In July 2008, Anthem Blue Cross agreed to a settlement with the California Department of Managed Health Care . To resolve allegations of improper policy rescissions (cancellations), WellPoint paid $10 million and reinstated 1,770 policy - holders whose plans they had cancelled . They also agreed to provide compensation for any medical debts incurred by these policy - holders in the meantime . However, WellPoint did not officially admit liability . </P>

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