The Justice Department accused large insurers of colluding with national brokers to steer older people and those with disabilities toward coverage that might not offer the best medical care.

The Department of Justice is suing major health insurers, brokers in an alleged kickback scheme. The lawsuit claims that the companies exchanged illegal payments to steer seniors into specific Medicare Advantage plans.

The U.S. Department of Justice accused three of the nation's largest health insurers of paying hundreds of millions of dollars in kickbacks to brokers in exchange for steering patients into the insurers' Medicare Advantage plans.