Payer

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

Centivo has named Marc Backon as COO. 

Payers often lack information on members' race and ethnicity that can help to address underlying causes of health disparities and provide cost-effective coverage to members, according to Managed Healthcare.

From offering mental health services to all members to enhancing internal workflows through data management, here are eight recent partnerships between payers and other companies:

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. 

Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Alabama has named Noel Carden senior vice president and CFO and Mark Manderson as vice president of treasury operations, according to This Is Alabama.

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. 

Three payers are partnering with Boston-based Bicycle Health to offer opioid use treatments under Medicaid managed care plans. 

A lawsuit filed March 25 claims that Cigna failed to reimburse claims for medically necessary chiropractic and physical therapy treatments.

Optima Health is partnering with Virginia Beach, Va.-based fintech company FinFit to provide Medicaid enrollees with access to financial management resources.