June 24, 2026
Healthcare data firm Claritev and a group of major insurers can't assert an unclean hands defense in multidistrict litigation accusing payors of scheming to fix reimbursement rates through the data firm's pricing tools, an Illinois federal judge ruled Wednesday.
June 23, 2026
Healthcare data firm Claritev said the U.S. Department of Justice is ending a grand jury investigation of potential antitrust violations in the health insurance space and is not targeting the company with a criminal probe.
June 03, 2025
An Illinois federal judge on Tuesday largely rejected a bid by MultiPlan to ditch multidistrict litigation accusing the company of illegally fixing out-of-network reimbursement rates, trimming only unjust enrichment claims while allowing antitrust claims to move forward.
May 02, 2025
An Illinois federal judge handling multidistrict litigation accusing Multiplan of conspiring with insurers to fix out-of-network reimbursement rates seemed unsure Friday that a viable antitrust theory is at play, saying the plaintiffs' alleged market dynamic seems similar to various individuals independently deciding to hire the same "really good painter."
March 27, 2025
The federal government will be allowed to appear in multidistrict antitrust litigation targeting MultiPlan's out-of-network reimbursement rates to offer input on the legal framework for analyzing claims involving the joint use of algorithms, a practice it says poses "a growing threat" to free market competition.
March 12, 2025
The Illinois federal judge handling multidistrict litigation targeting Multiplan's out-of-network reimbursement rates has rejected two hospital organizations' bid to weigh in as he considers whether he should dismiss the case.
March 11, 2025
Hundreds of American hospitals are "on the brink of collapse" and letting MultiPlan and a host of insurers who have been accused of conspiring to underpay out-of-network providers off the hook will not improve matters, two groups that represent thousands of hospitals have told the court.
March 04, 2025
Healthcare providers targeting MultiPlan and several major insurers with horizontal price-fixing claims argued Monday an Illinois federal judge should let their multidistrict litigation proceed because the defendants simply constructed a "strawman" to convince him to toss it.
January 21, 2025
Several state attorneys general are looking to defend immigrants' Affordable Care Act coverage, while a group of pharmacy benefit managers failed to oust the FTC's Democratic members from a case alleging collusion to inflate insulin prices. Law360 Healthcare Authority looks at the cases and decisions that shaped the industry over the last week.
January 17, 2025
MultiPlan and several major insurance companies urged an Illinois federal court to toss claims that they schemed to fix reimbursement rates, saying the pricing tools at issue do not hurt the healthcare providers that are bringing the case.