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STAT+: DOJ’s swift win in OhioHealth case should have hospitals studying their contracts, experts say
The Department of Justice and Ohio Attorney General proposed an antitrust settlement with OhioHealth, requiring the nonprofit hospital system to stop contracting practices that allegedly hindered insurers from offering cheaper policies. The swift resolution, announced four months after the lawsuit, is expected to prompt other hospitals to review their contracts.
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