JOURNAL ARTICLE

Elevance Seeks to Keep NYC Contract in Secretive Legal Fight.

  • Published In: Bloomberg.com, 2025. P. N.PAG 1 of 3

  • Database: Business Source Ultimate 2 of 3

  • Authored By: Tozzi, John 3 of 3

Abstract

The article focuses on Elevance Health Inc.'s legal efforts to retain a significant contract for providing health benefits to New York City public employees, which is set to transition on January 1. Elevance claims that the city's decision to award the contract to a joint bid from UnitedHealth Group Inc. and EmblemHealth was "arbitrary and capricious," lacking transparency and a fair evaluation of its proposal. The company argues that it could achieve substantial cost savings through its plan and contends that the city's new self-funded approach poses risks to taxpayers and the healthcare system. The ongoing litigation has remained largely sealed, with a hearing scheduled for December 1 regarding a related lawsuit from an advocacy group. [Extracted from the article]

Additional Information

  • Source:Bloomberg.com. 2025/11, pN.PAG
  • Document Type:Article
  • Subject Area:Business and Management
  • Publication Date:2025
  • Accession Number:189335598
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