1. UnitedHealth Group and its health insurance arm, UnitedHealthcare, are facing a proposed class-action lawsuit alleging an AI algorithm wrongfully denied Medicare Advantage patients care.
2. The Justice Department is asking a Texas federal court to dismiss its case against SCA Health that alleged the company agreed with competitors not to poach senior-level employees. SCA is part of UnitedHealth Group’s Optum division.
3. The Blue Cross Blue Shield Association allowed federal employees’ sensitive medical information to be obtained by third-party technology companies, including TikTok, a federal lawsuit alleges.
4. Elevance Health reached a settlement with a former executive who left the company for a similar role at Molina Healthcare.
5. UnitedHealth Group and Optum violated state and federal employee notification laws during mass layoffs that occurred earlier this year, two former employees allege in a lawsuit filed in California federal court.
6. A federal judge upheld a $2.7 billion settlement agreement resolving allegations Blue Cross Blue Shield Association members engaged in anti-competitive actions to drive up costs.
