A group of citizens in Connecticut is suing Hartford HealthCare, alleging the large hospital system has amassed monopoly power "to extract higher prices from insurers, employers, and patients."
This is another class-action lawsuit arguing hospital consolidation has crushed everyone's bank accounts and has led to the rise of anti-competitive contracts that force insurers and employers to accept take-it-or-leave-it terms.
The healthcare insurer that the city recently chose to provide medical coverage for 275,000 retired workers is being sued by the US Justice Department for overcharging Medicare by millions of dollars.
A workers' compensation judge may not disqualify a treating physician simply because the doctor's prices exceed the Florida workers' comp fee schedule, a state appeals court decided this week.
The fact that multiple Anthem, Inc. insiders offloaded a considerable amount of shares over the past year could have raised some eyebrows amongst investors.