Urbana, IL, clinic's settlement with AG approved

The Carle Clinic Association of Urbana, IL, reached an agreement with the state in an anti-trust lawsuit filed by the state's attorney general's office. The Carle Clinic as well as the Christie Clinic of Champaign, IL, are accused of denying primary care to Medicaid patients. The agreement requires Carle to increase its Medicaid patient load by as much as 11,850 over the next three years. Legal action against Christie is still pending.