The U.S. Department of Justice has filed a lawsuit against Aetna Inc., Elevance Health  (formerly known as Anthem) and Humana, accusing the insurers of paying kickbacks to brokers to direct Medicare Advantage patients to their plans The complaint was filed May 1 under the False Claims Act.

The Justice Department has sued three of the largest Medicare Advantage insurers and three dominant insurance brokerages, alleging a kickbacks scheme.