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 …

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 …

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.

See UFCW & Employers Benefit Trust v. Sutter Health case page.   Editor’s Note: As the historic antitrust lawsuit against healthcare giant Sutter Health heads to trial, The Source will feature a series of legal analyses, including revisiting the complaints and summary judgment order, to bring readers up to speed in this one of a kind case. The trial is set for September and expected to last around 12 weeks. Continue to follow The Source Blog as we bring the latest first-hand coverage and analysis in this case.    On August 6, …

See UFCW & Employers Benefit Trust v. Sutter Health case page.   California’s attorney general announced today that his office has filed an antitrust and unfair competition lawsuit against Sutter Health. Attorney General Xavier Becerra said at a press conference that the state’s complaint follows a six-year statewide investigation that found the Northern California hospital giant engaged in anticompetitive conduct that drove up healthcare prices for patients and employers in the state. Specifically, the complaint alleges that Sutter engaged in “all-or-nothing” contracts with health insurers that restricted insurers from providing low-cost plan options …

See UFCW & Employers Benefit Trust v. Sutter Health case page.   We have previously blogged about a key California case brought by self-funded payers against Sutter Health, the dominant health care provider in Northern California, UFCW &amp|Employers Benefit Trust v. Sutter Health. Last week, the plaintiffs overcame a major hurdle in litigation when the court granted class certification. To remind you, UEBT filed this class action on behalf of itself and other self-funded payers. The defendants in the case are Sutter and the group referred to as “Network Vendors,” which are the …

See UFCW & Employers Benefit Trust v. Sutter Health case page.   Last fall, we updated you on a key California case brought by self-funded payers against Sutter Health, the dominant health care provider in Northern California, styled UFCW &amp|Employers Benefit Trust v. Sutter Health. At that time, the litigation had been hamstrung by Sutter’s attempts to take the dispute to arbitration, which ultimately were unsuccessful, landing the parties back in state court in San Francisco County. Two years after the plaintiffs filed their complaint in April 2014, the court denied Sutter’s …

See UFCW & Employers Benefit Trust v. Sutter Health case page.   The Source has been following UFCW &amp|Employers Benefit Trust v. Sutter Health, since the complaint it was filed in state court in San Francisco in April 7, 2014. A grocery store union is the named plaintiff in the putative class action whose class includes all self-funded payers in California who compensated Sutter for acute care services while the company was engaging in anticompetitive practices alleged to violate California’s antitrust law, the Cartwright Act, and other state statutes relating to unfair …