Illinois insurance regulators are fining Centene subsidiary Celtic Insurance Co. $1.25 million for allegedly failing to cover mental health and addiction services at the same level as other medical issues, the Chicago Tribune reported Oct. 18.
Celtic, which sells health insurance plans called Ambetter on the Affordable Care Act exchange, allegedly limited the amount of anti-anxiety, antipsychotic, smoking cessation, schizophrenia, addiction treatment and HIV/AIDS medications it would cover, according to the report.
Illinois also alleged that Celtic violated the Network Adequacy and Transparency Act by not providing members with an up-to-date, accurate directory of its in-network providers, according to the report.
Centene did not immediately respond to the Tribune's request for comment, according to the report.