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$1.5M insurer deal to transfer members approved
A $1.5 million deal between Oregon insurer PacificSource and Montana insurer New West Health Services is moving forward after a key Montana official offered preliminary approval. Under the proposed
Aetna sues Michigan Blues for artificially raising market rates
Aetna is suing Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan for using its market dominance to implement most-favored nation clauses with hospitals that forced them to charge Aetna as much as 39 percent more
Blues plan, hospitals settle $26M antitrust claims
Blue Cross Blue Shield of Montana's plans to take over an even larger portion of the state health insurance market has been squashed by the Department of Justice (DoJ) and the attorney general's
UnitedHealth fined $1M for antitrust violation
UnitedHealth Group (NYSE: UNH ) is paying a $1 million fine for allegedly engaging in anticompetitive behavior that was prohibited under an agreement with the Nevada attorney general's office. In
BCBS in Michigan faces class-action lawsuit
A class-action lawsuit has been filed against Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan, piggy-backing a federal case brought last month against Michigan's largest insurer. In the new case, which was filed
DOJ investigating Partners HealthCare System for potential antitrust violations
The Department of Justice (DOJ) is conducting a civil investigation of Partners HealthCare System Inc., a regional hospital and physician network founded in 1994 by Boston-based Brigham and Women's
