Kansas sues State Employee Health Plan administrator; says it’s profiting at state expense

Kobach sues Aetna for false claims in administration of State Employee Health Plan

TOPEKA – (June 26, 2026) – Kansas Attorney General Kris Kobach announced a new lawsuit today against Aetna Inc., one of two third-party administrators of the State Employee Health Plan.“Despite its long relationship with the State, Aetna has disregarded its fiduciary duty to the state and chosen to misappropriate Kansas funds to pay itself. That ends today,” said Amber Smith, Deputy Attorney General of the Public Protection Unit.In a new lawsuit…

Kansas AG Kobach Lawsuit Targets 'Fale Claims' For State Employee Health Plan

This report is inside baseball but still a worthwhile look at how American healthcare has become a hot mess when even staunch conservatives have beef with insurance companies.Here's the word . . .   Kobach sues Aetna for False Claims in Administration of State Employee Health Plan Read more at tonyskansascity.com

Kansas sues State Employee Health Plan administrator; says it’s profiting at state expense

Kansas Attorney General Kris Kobach has filed a lawsuit against one of the third-party administrators of the State Employee Health Plan, accusing the company of profiting at the expense of the state. The lawsuit accuses Aetna of engaging in a practice where a third-party administrator seeks to recover an overpayment to a health care provider under one health plan that it administers by underpaying or “offsetting” an amount owed to the same provi…