Thin Blue Line, which marketed health coverage to pre-Medicare first responders, has left some retirees with hundreds of thousands of dollars in unpaid medical bills.
Thin Blue Line, which had a marketing agreement with the Fraternal Order of Police, ceased its Ohio operations on Aug. 31.
The company’s CEO claims issues stemmed from a third-party administrator and that they are working to pay outstanding claims.
Similar investigations and complaints against Thin Blue Line have emerged in other states, including Arizona and Texas.
A year ago, retired Euclid police officer Joe Baglione showed up for a doctor’s appointment only to be told that his insurance carrier, Thin Blue Line, hadn’t been paying claims so his coverage would no longer be accepted.
That prompted Baglione to make a series of calls to Thin Blue Line, whose agents told him that everything would be worked out. But again and again, Baglione said, those promises turned out to be
Ohio sues over Thin Blue Line insurance coverage for police and fire
