Mountain States Health Alliance and Wellmont Health System to form Ballad Health
District Court: United States of America Before The Federal Trade Commission Status: Decided
On September 19, 2017, after more than two years of opposition from the FTC, the Tennessee Department of Health granted a certificate of public advantage …
Federal Trade Commission and State of North Dakota v. Sanford Health, Sanford Bismarck, and Mid Dakota Clinic, P.C.
District Court: District of North Dakota Western Division Status: Pending
On December 13, 2017, a federal judge for the U.S. District for the District of North Dakota granted the FTC a preliminary injunction to block …
United States and State of Michigan v. W.A. Foote Memorial Hospital, D/B/A Allegiance Health
District Court: Eastern District of Michigan Status: Decided
On June 25, 2015, the Antitrust Division of the Justice Department and the Michigan Attorney General’s Office filed a civil complaint against four Michigan hospitals, …
Royal Mile Company et al v. UPMC et al.
District Court: W.D. Pennsylvania Status: Pending
In February 2016, provider UPMC agreed to pay $12.5 million to settle its involvement in a long-running antitrust lawsuit, with Cole’s Wexford Hotel Inc., the only …
RxStrategies v. CVS Pharmacy
District Court: M.D. Florida Status: Pending
340B administrator RxStrategies sued CVS pharmacy alleging that since CVS aquired Wellpartner, the company has engaged in unlawful tying, using its status as a “must …
UnitedHealth Group anti-competitive behavior in elder care market
District Court: Status: Decided
In January 2016, the New York Attorney General announced a settlement with UnitedHealth Group to protect competition in the elder care market. The settlement follows a $100,000 …
In re: Suboxone Antitrust Litigation (State of Wisconsin, et al. v. Indivior Inc, et al.)
District Court: E.D. Pennsylvania Status: Pending
In September 2016, 35 state attorneys general and the District of Columbia brought a multi-district case against pharmaceutical manufacturer Indivior, MonoSol RX et al., alleging …
State of Washington v. Franciscan Health System, et al.
District Court: W.D. Washington Status: Decided
In August 2017, the Washington State Attorney General filed suit to thwart and unwind Franciscan Health System’s consummated 2016 acquisition of two physician practice groups, …
Mass v. Partners Healthcare System Inc. et al.
District Court: Superior Court of Massachusetts, Suffolk County Status: Decided
In June 2014, former Massachusetts AG Martha Coakley reached a controversial consent decree in with Partners Healthcare that would allow the provider to acquire three …
Federal Trade Commission and State of Idaho v. St. Luke’s Health System, Ltd and Saltzer Medical Group, P.A.
District Court: District of Idaho Status: Decided
In March 2013, the FTC and the Idaho Attorney General filed a joint complaint challenging the merger betweenSt. Luke’s Health System, Idaho’s largest health system, …
Prime Healthcare Services, Inc. et al. v. Kamala D. Harris
District Court: S.D. California Status: Decided
On September 21, 2015, Prime Healthcare sued California AG Kamala Harris, alleging corruption in connection with the AG’s ties to a healthcare workers union that …
Steward Health Care System v. Blue Cross & Blue Shield of Rhode Island
District Court: District of Rhode Island Status: Pending
On June 4, 2013, Steward Health Care System, LLC, Blackstone Medical Center, Inc., and Blackstone Rehabilitation Hospital, Inc. filed a complaint in federal district court, …
In Re Blue Cross Blue Shield Antitrust Litigation
District Court: N.D. Alabama Status: Decided
On April 5, 2018, U.S. District Court Judge R. David Proctor of the Northern District of Alabama held in a decision that the Blue Shield/Blue …
SCPH Legacy Corporation v. Palmetto Health et al.
District Court: South Carolina Status: Decided
In August 2016, Sisters of Charity Providence Hospital (SCPH) filed a suit against Palmetto Health, alleging that Palmetto conspired with a profitable orthopedic surgery practice group to …
Medical Center at Elizabeth Place v. MedAmerica Health Systems et al.
District Court: S.D. Ohio Status: Pending
In 2013, a Dayton physicians’ speciality hospital sued a group of larger hospitals, alleging a boycott conspiracy in violation of Section 1 of the Sherman …
Aetna Inc. v. Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan
District Court: E.D. Michigan Status: Decided
Aetna’s antitrust suit against Blue Shield of Michigan followed DOJ’s investigation into Blue Shield’s use of most-favored nations clauses in insurer-provider contracts, alleging that Blue …