12 key insurance industry lawsuits in 2024

Becker's Healthcare December 18, 2024
Jakob Emerson

From antitrust challenges from the federal government over proposed acquisitions, to industrywide disputes over Medicare Advantage star ratings, these are 12 key insurance industry lawsuits filed or settled in 2024:

1. UnitedHealthcare vs. CMS
In November, UnitedHealthcare prevailed in its lawsuit against CMS regarding the methodology used to calculate its 2025 Medicare Advantage star ratings. Humana, Centene, Elevance Health, and BCBS Louisiana have all raised legal challenges about the methodology CMS employed for the 2025 ratings. Some of these challenges have centered on the agency’s use of “secret shopper” phone calls to assess customer service metrics. Earlier in 2024, SCAN Health Plan and Elevance Health won similar lawsuits against CMS.

2. BCBS Minnesota vs. Labor Department
A federal judge ruled in August...

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