On the heels of Pillsbury & Coleman LLP’s landmark $575,000,000 settlement with Sutter Health, which included a 10-year injunction against anti-competitive practices, new research from University of Southern California health economists has found evidence that Sutter Health began implementing alleged anticompetitive contracting practices in the early 2000’s that resulted in prices 30% higher than at comparable hospitals. These findings echo the allegations of Pillsbury & Coleman’s class action lawsuit which claimed that Sutter Health engaged in anticompetitive practices that took advantage of the consolidation of health care providers in Northern California. The San Francisco Chronicle article discussing these recent findings and our Firm’s landmark settlement can be found at: https://www.sfchronicle.com/health/article/sutter-health-charged-30-hospitals-new-study-19731388.php
