California AG Rob Bonta and the San Diego City Attorney’s Office settled for $40 million with health plan seller and administrator HealthNet, LLC and related entities (collectively, “Health Net”) to resolve allegations that Health Net kept and distributed inaccurate or outdated mental health and medical provider directories, in violation of the state’s consumer protection laws.…

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California AG Rob Bonta secured a $10 million judgment and permanent injunction against Care Specialist HCS Inc. and its former and current owner-operators for illegally misclassifying hundreds of in-home care workers as independent contractors. AG Bonta filed the lawsuit against Care Specialist HCS Inc. in Los Angeles County Superior Court in 2023 alleging that such…

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FTC Chairman Andrew Ferguson has appointed Emma Mittelstaedt Burnham as Associate Director for Healthcare in the Bureau of Competition. Burnham’s background includes 11 years as a prosecutor for the Antitrust Division of U.S. DOJ, where she most recently served as Director of Criminal Enforcement.

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Oklahoma AG Gentner Drummond announced a $32.1 million settlement with CVS Caremark to resolve allegations that the company failed to pass along rebates and discounts from drug manufacturers to Oklahoma’s state employee health plan, as required under its contract. Under the terms of the settlement, CVS Caremark must also pay any additional rebate amounts from…

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New York AG Letitia James has announced an agreement with MVP Health Plan (MVP) following an investigation that found systemic problems with the insurer’s mental health provider network. The investigation revealed that MVP’s provider directory contained inaccurate information, creating a “ghost network” that left some members unable to access in-network care or forced them to…

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