News Briefs: Texas AG Probes Centene-Owned Plan’s Use of Private Investigators
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Mar 28, 2025
Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton said on March 27 that he has launched an investigation into a Centene Corp. subsidiary’s use of private investigators to spy on officials and private citizens. Paxton, a Republican, noted that Superior HealthPlan CEO Mark Sanders admitted during a March 26 public hearing— held by the Texas House of Representatives — that he hired and directed the investigators to gather information on lawmakers, journalists and consumers who were fighting to get their insurance claims paid. Superior is one of several health plans that participate in Texas’ STAR Medicaid managed care program. “The allegations concerning Superior’s actions, such as actions that were characterized as potentially blackmailing lawmakers to secure state contracts and surveilling private citizens to avoid paying legitimate claims, are deeply troubling,” Paxton said. “I will get to the bottom of this, uncover any illegal activity, and hold bad actors responsible. Justice will be served.” Sanders said during the hearing that “the information gathered was nothing beyond what was publicly available.” But according to The Dallas Morning News, Sanders was fired after the hearing.
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