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[Sutter Case Watch] BREAKING: Sutter Trial Delayed Due to Jury Trouble
Source Fellow October 10, 2019
See UFCW & Employers Benefit Trust v. Sutter Health case page. Updated 10/11/19: Start of Trial further delayed to Monday, October 21 per 10/11 hearing regarding jury selection. By: Alex Montague, Graduate Research Fellow Opening arguments for the antitrust case against Sutter Health, set to begin Oct 10 at 10:15am in the Superior Court of San Francisco, were postponed today after the court expressed concern that there was an insufficient number of jurors available to move forward for the trial. Several jurors were absent for today’s trial due to medical conditions …
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[Case Watch] Jury Trial in Antitrust Case Against Sutter Health Set to Begin
Amy Y. Gu, Managing Editor October 9, 2019
See UFCW & Employers Benefit Trust v. Sutter Health case page. The landmark antitrust case against Sutter Health, the largest provider of general acute hospital services in Northern California, is set to begin jury trial in the Superior Court of San Francisco on October 10 and is expected to last 12 weeks. The trial will begin at 10:15am with opening arguments from both parties. The Source has been closely tracking this case leading up to the trial. Executive Editor Jaime King was quoted in multiple news outlets, including the New York …
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[In the Press] Interview Quoted in San Francisco Chronicle Article “Antitrust case against Sutter Health due to begin this week”
Jaime S. King, Executive Editor October 8, 2019
Jaime King was quoted in the 10/8/2019 San Francisco Chronicle article “Antitrust case against Sutter Health due to begin this week”.
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[Case Watch] UCFW & Employers Benefit Trust v. Sutter Health] A Look at the Legal Arguments Through the Lens of the Court’s Denial of Sutter’s Motions for Summary Judgment
Amy Y. Gu, Managing Editor October 7, 2019
See UFCW & Employers Benefit Trust v. Sutter Health case page. As part of the Case Watch series for the landmark antitrust suit against Sutter Health, this post takes a look back at the Superior Court of San Francisco’s orders from March and June 2019, denying Sutter’s motions for summary judgment, which set the stage for the jury trial, set to begin on Thursday, October 10, 2019. As a preview of the legal arguments we will see at trial, we dissect each of the four causes of action brought against Sutter …
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[In the Press] Interview Quoted in New York Times Article “High Medical Bills Are at Center of Hospital Group’s Trial”
Jaime S. King, Executive Editor October 3, 2019
Jaime King was quoted in the 10/3/2019 New York Times article High Medical Bills Are at Center of Hospital Group’s Trial: Jaime King, a law professor at U.C. Hastings College of the Law, described the approach as “a landmark case.” Rather than trying to block a merger over antitrust concerns, the Sutter trial is an attempt to attack the practices of a powerful hospital system. “The Sutter case is challenging a whole system of behavior,” she said.
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The Source Roundup: October 2019 Edition
Source Fellow October 1, 2019
By: Mary Breffle, Student Fellow The autumnal season is upon us! This month, we pull no tricks, and treat you to a review of articles and reports about 1) the impact of healthcare market concentration, 2) the potential use for price transparency, and 3) government efforts to influence pharmaceutical pricing. Conflicting Views on How Market Concentration Impacts Healthcare Prices Two recent reports point to an increase in healthcare market concentration and discuss the effects on price and competition. The American Medical Association (AMA) just published the 2019 edition of the …
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Can AB 651 Survive Possible Legal Difficulties as California Strives to Protect Both Air Ambulances and Patients?
Sammy Chang, Health Policy Researcher September 30, 2019
Updated 10/14/2019: Governor Newsom has signed AB 651, which will take effect January 1, 2020. There are few bills in the 2019 California Legislative cycle more supported by the Legislature than AB 651, which would reauthorize the Emergency Medical Air Transportation Act (“Act”) and prohibit balance billing by air ambulances. To fully understand the impact and significance of AB 651, we will first examine the history and evolution of the Emergency Medical Air Transportation Act, starting in 2010, to better appreciate the original intent of the Act. Second, we …
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[Case Watch] UCFW & Employers Benefit Trust v. Sutter Health: A Look at the Alleged Anticompetitive Contract Terms in the Legal Action Against Sutter
Katie Gudiksen, Senior Health Policy Researcher September 27, 2019
See UFCW & Employers Benefit Trust v. Sutter Health case page. The lawsuit alleging anticompetitive conduct by Sutter Health is scheduled to begin trial on October 7, 2019 in the Superior Court of San Francisco. In the case, California Attorney General and private parties United Food and Commercial Workers union (UFCW) and Employers Benefit Trust (UEBT) allege that Sutter Health used its position as a dominant provider of hospital services in Northern California to demand anticompetitive contract terms from insurance carriers.[1],[2] Since the factual allegations and legal claims made in both the …
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Just Published: The Source Research Brief on Legal Challenges to State Efforts to Control Drug Prices
Amy Y. Gu, Managing Editor September 24, 2019
As states increase legislative efforts to rein in prescription drug prices, an increased number of laws have been passed to regulate pharmacy benefit managers, price gouging, and price transparency in the pharmaceutical industry. However, industry groups have also stepped up legal challenges against these laws, using specifically the Dormant Commerce Clause, ERISA, and federal patent and trade secret laws. With support from the National Academy for State Health Policy (NASHP), The Source’s Katie Gudiksen, Sammy Chang, and Jaime King examine these state laws and ensuing legal challenges in the newly …
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[Sutter Case Watch] Source Advisory Board Member Tim Greaney Gives Podcast Interview Regarding Sutter Health Lawsuit
Amy Y. Gu, Managing Editor September 23, 2019
As jury selection begins in the antitrust lawsuit against Sutter Health, Distinguished Fellow and Advisory Board Member Tim Greaney was interviewed in the Gist Healthcare September 23, 2019 Podcast regarding the case. Gist Healthcare is an independent strategic advisory with a weekly podcast that distills the latest healthcare news, trends and conversations with industry leaders into actionable guidance for healthcare leaders in hospital systems, physician groups and other organizations on market direction, system strategy, care transformation and payment reform. Listen to the podcast here.
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