September 23, 2020
An Illinois federal judge permanently threw out an antitrust lawsuit Tuesday accusing a nonprofit that comprised medical specialty boards of illegally colluding with hospitals and insurers to force doctors into paying for recertification programs for their specialties, deeming the allegations too vague to survive.
March 07, 2018
A nonprofit organization that oversees a group of medical specialty certification boards on Tuesday urged an Illinois federal judge to again toss a suit alleging it violated antitrust laws by partnering with hospitals and insurers to ensure doctors are certified by its members, arguing that the suit did not show it exercised control over the health care entities.
December 15, 2017
A nonprofit that oversees a group of medical specialty certification boards has not violated antitrust laws by teaming up with a hospital accreditation company to ensure hospital doctors are certified by its members, an Illinois federal judge has ruled.