Nebraska AG Mike Hilgers filed a lawsuit against Change Healthcare Inc. and its owners and operators (collectively, “Change”)—which provide a data clearinghouse used by healthcare providers, pharmacies, and insurers—alleging that the company’s data security and other operational failures in connection with a February 2024 cyberattack violated state consumer protection laws. The complaint alleges that Change’s systemic failures…

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The FTC sent warning letters to 21 companies engaged in marketing and lead generation for Affordable Care Act Marketplace health insurance and healthcare-related products regarding practices that may violate the FTC Act and the Telemarketing Sales Rule (TSR). In the letters, the FTC warned the companies against misrepresenting coverage and costs related to their products, unsolicited…

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New York AG Letitia James entered into an Assurance of Discontinuance (“AOD”) with the owners, operators, management company, landlords, and associated entities of four nursing homes managed by Centers for Care LLC, d/b/a Centers Health Care (collectively, “Centers Health Care”) to resolve allegations of financial fraud, chronic understaffing, and severe neglect of residents. According to the AOD,…

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The Maryland, Illinois, New Jersey, and New York AGs and the U.S. DOJ have sued to block the acquisition of Amedisys, Inc. by UnitedHealth Group Incorporated (“UnitedHealth”), alleging that it would violate Section 7 of the Clayton Act.

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Minnesota AG Keith Ellison has reached a settlement with BCBSM, Inc. d/b/a Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Minnesota, and HMO Minnesota d/b/a Blue Plus (collectively, “Blue Cross”) to resolve allegations that the insurer violated the state’s mental health parity laws. According to the settlement, Blue Cross allegedly failed to comply with mental health parity requirements…

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