Consumers in Illinois and other states are suing health insurance giant Centene and its Chicago-based subsidiary Celtic Insurance Co., alleging the insurers defrauded them by overcharging them for plans that didn’t deliver the benefits they promised.
The FTC is taking action against healthcare company Benefytt Technologies, two subsidiaries, former CEO Gavin Southwell, and former vice president of sales Amy Brady, for lying to consumers about their sham health insurance plans and using deceptive lead generation websites to lure them in.
MaineHealth has announced Aetna will be the administrator of its self-funded health insurance plan following the decision to pull away from Anthem earlier this year.
The Inflation Reduction Act gives Medicare the power for the first time to negotiate the prices of certain prescription drugs and extends expiring healthcare subsidies for three years.
Gov. JB Pritzker announced Thursday that the state is expanding funding for abortion services. Starting next month, Illinois will increase Medicaid reimbursement rates for abortion providers by 20%, or about $3 million annually.
BOSTON — The state’s subsidized health insurance system is slated for its largest expansion in nearly a decade after lawmakers brushed aside Gov. Charlie Baker’s objections to approve the plan.
