Statement from legal counsel for IEHP Winston Y. Chan

RANCHO CUCAMONGA, Calif., Sept. 18, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- Representing Inland Empire Health Plan (IEHP), legal counsel Winston Y. Chan of Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher, LLP, has issued the following statement regarding yesterday's lawsuit filed by the United States Department of Justice: 

"Through this misguided civil legal dispute, the federal government is trying to contest Medi-Cal health benefits paid out a decade ago and that were previously disclosed to and approved by regulators, with full transparency.

The allegations are a brazen attempt at revisionist history that is not only wrong as to the facts and law, but also particularly galling in light of the federal government's wider attacks on state Medicaid funding.

Conspicuously absent from the lawsuit—which the state of California did not join as a co-plaintiff—is any allegation whatsoever that Inland Empire Health Plan or any of its personnel retained any of the funds in question or that providers serving the neediest Californians did not actually receive every dollar awarded to them.

We look forward to taking this case to court and exposing the mistaken assumptions, flawed reasoning, and false conjecture that is rife throughout the allegations, and ensuring that our client is not distracted from its not-for-profit mission to heal and inspire its 1.5 million underserved members in Riverside and San Bernardino counties."

About IEHP

With a mission to heal and inspire the human spirit, Inland Empire Health Plan (IEHP) is one of the top 10 largest Medicaid health plans, the largest not-for-profit Medicare-Medicaid public health plan in the country, and for the fifth year in a row, certified as A Great Place To Work^®. In its 29th year, IEHP supports more than 1.5 million Riverside and San Bernardino County residents enrolled in Medicaid or IEHP DualChoice (those with both Medi-Cal and Medicare). Today, IEHP has a growing network of nearly 6,800 providers and more than 3,000 team members who are fully committed to the vision: We will not rest until our communities enjoy optimal care and vibrant health. To learn more, go to iehp.org.

SOURCE Inland Empire Health Plan (IEHP)