Author: Andrew Cass

The Government Accountability Office found that consumers face a variety of challenges accessing mental health benefits provided under their health plans, according to a March 30 report. 

UnitedHealthcare has agreed to pay a $100,000 fine after the Rhode Island health insurance commissioner's office found that the payer did not follow state law when it denied substance use disorder treatment claims. 

Ten providers — including the University of Maryland Medical Center, Penn Medicine and North Kansas City Hospital — recently posted job listings seeking leaders in payer contracting and relations.  

Members of the House Oversight and Reform Committee convened March 29 for a hearing dubbed "Examining the Pathways to Universal Health Coverage." 

A former Anthem employee is suing the company for allegedly violating the state's labor laws. 

Wilton, Conn.-based Employee Benefit Solutions CFO Erin Verespy has been sentenced to 66 months in prison for her role in a $33 million fraud scheme. 

Georgia's insurance commissioner has fined Blue Cross Blue Shield $5 million for violations of state laws and agency rules and regulations, the commissioner's office said March 29. 

UnitedHealth Group's Optum unit has agreed to buy Lafayette, La.-based home-health firm LHC. 

Medicare's hospice regulations are not working as intended for many people with dementia, a Rutgers University sociologist told the Washington Post in a March 26 article. 

Oregon has agreed to pay $22.5 million to settle a years-long legal dispute with a company that provided care to Medicaid patients, according to a March 26 Salem Statesman Journal article.