Author: Andrew Cass

From the dismissal of a lawsuit by Cigna shareholders to accusations UnitedHealth inflated prescription drug prices in Louisiana's Medicaid program, here are five recent legal actions involving payers:

Louisiana's attorney general has filed a lawsuit against UnitedHealth, alleging the payer inflates prescription drug charges in the state’s Medicaid program, Bloomberg reported April 20. 

Jennifer Lee, MD, is joining the Alliance of Community Health Plans as chief medical officer. 

Seven of the eight states with the highest percentage of Medicare Savings Programs enrollees have either eliminated the asset test or have asset limits higher than the federal limit, according to the Kaiser Family Foundation. 

Revenues for all of the top nine publicly traded U.S. managed care insurers are expected to be up year over year in the first quarter of 2022, S&P Global said April 19. 

New York's Medicaid program erroneously paid out $965 million in claims over four years, state comptroller Thomas DiNapoli said April 19. 

The Maine House and Senate approved a bill that requires insurance companies to offer fertility care, the Portland Press Herald reported April 18. 

A 2021 survey conducted by the management consulting firm McKinsey & Co. found that a majority of respondents were dissatisfied with their Medicare Advantage onboarding process, the company said April 18. 

An Arizona father is suing Anthem over the denial of behavioral health benefits for his daughter, Law Street Media reported April 18.  

U.S. Supreme Court justices agreed that cases disputing the Trump administration’s approval of Medicaid work rules in Arkansas and New Hampshire are now moot, Bloomberg reported April 18.