A federal judge has thrown out most of a securities fraud lawsuit brought by the country’s largest pension fund against UnitedHealth Group, but will let claims that the company misled investors about previous asset sales move forward. The California Public…
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A federal judge allowed portions of a putative class action lawsuit against Blue Shield of California and Magellan, the insurer’s contracted mental health services administrator, to move forward over allegations that they published an inaccurate directory of mental health providers,…
Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton launched an investigation into Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Texas and its parent company, Health Care Service Corp., over potential denials and delays of medically necessary care, as well as prior authorization concerns. Mr.…
UnitedHealthcare and TeamHealth have settled a lawsuit in which the insurer accused the physician staffing company of upcoding emergency department claims. The lawsuit was voluntarily dismissed with prejudice Sept. 24 in Tennessee federal court, according to court records. The dismissal…
A federal appeals court has ruled that a plastic surgery practice cannot sue Cigna to collect more than $3 million it won through the No Surprises Act’s arbitration process. The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit on Sept.…
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A federal judge in Texas signed off on the Chapter 11 bankruptcy plan for Omnicare, CVS Health’s long-term care pharmacy, Sept. 17. Omnicare filed for Chapter 11 protection in 2025 in the wake of a false claims case that neared…
Twelve independent Arkansas pharmacies have sued Express Scripts, alleging the PBM reimbursed them below the minimum required under Arkansas law tens of thousands of times. The lawsuit was filed Sept. 15 in St. Louis County Circuit Court. The pharmacies allege…
A New York state court has dismissed a lawsuit brought by two medical practices seeking more than $1.7 million from Elevance Health subsidiaries over unpaid No Surprises Act arbitration awards, ruling that the providers failed to make a viable claim…
Elevance Health’s out-of-network penalty policy has been met with significant resistance — and another lawsuit filed Sept. 17 is adding fuel to the fire. The Neurological Surgery Practice of Long Island filed the complaint in a New York federal court,…
Several HCA Healthcare-affiliated hospitals in Texas filed a lawsuit Sept. 11 against Pennsylvania insurer Independence Blue Cross over alleged claim denials. The plaintiffs include Methodist Healthcare System of San Antonio, St. David’s HealthCare, HCA Houston Healthcare North Cypress, The Woman’s…