Rodriguez v. Blue Cross of California

Opinion

COOPER, P. J.

Health and Safety Code section 1363.1 governs required disclosures in health care service plans when binding arbitration is included as a contract term. The purpose of section 1363.1 “is to protect health care consumers from the consequences of unknowingly waiving their right to a jury trial.” (Malek v. Blue Cross of California (2004) 121 Cal.App.4th 44, 71 [16 Cal.Rptr.3d 687] (Malek).) The trial court denied Blue Cross of California and BC Life & Health Insurance Company’s petition to compel arbitration, finding that the disclosure in the individual enrollment…