Medical providers, including individuals, physician groups, hospitals, surgery centers, health systems and other health care facilities, may be eligible for a portion of a $2.8 billion settlement reached by the Blue Cross...more
Now is the time for health care providers to consider participating in the recent Blue Cross Blue Shield (BCBS) antitrust class action settlement and the newly filed antitrust cases alleging widespread price fixing for...more
On October 14, 2024, a class of thousands of hospitals, physician groups and other healthcare providers filed a proposed settlement in a twelve-year antitrust lawsuit against the Blue Cross Blue Shield (BCBS) network. BCBS...more
The Federal Trade Commission has issued orders to five health insurers and two health systems requiring them to provide information that will assist the FTC in studying the competitive effects of certificates of public...more
As the trend of acquisitions of physician practices and mergers of hospitals continues, so does antitrust scrutiny of these deals. There was activity this week in three different proposed transactions that caught the...more