Centene sued over Ambetter networks, benefits

A new lawsuit alleges Centene took advantage of enrollee churn between Medicaid and health insurance exchange policies to defraud the federal government and dupe consumers.

The plaintiffs claim the insurer acquired local Medicaid carriers to enroll people into its Ambetter exchange products when they lose eligibility for the low-income health program. Centene then named its exchange policies after the Medicaid plans to mislead members…