Kobach sues Kansas employee insurer Aetna for ‘misappropriating’ state funds

By: Morgan Chilson

Outlets: Kansas Reflector

Published: June 30, 2026

Words: 678

Last Updated: 3 weeks ago

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TOPEKA — Kansas Attorney General Kris Kobach has filed a lawsuit accusing Aetna Inc. of “misappropriating” state funds through a mechanism found to violate federal law in other court cases, an allegation the health insurer denies.

Amber Smith, deputy attorney general of the Public Protection Unit, said Aetna failed in its fiduciary duty and has “chosen to misappropriate Kansas funds to pay itself.”

Aetna is a third-party administrator for the State Employee Health …

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