July 02, 2018
Blue Cross Blue Shield of Rhode Island asked a federal judge Monday to rethink his decision forcing it to face Steward Health Care System's antitrust suit alleging it sank a $40 million hospital buy to keep Steward out of the state, saying a recent U.S. Supreme Court ruling has upended the very rationale behind the claims.
May 15, 2018
A Rhode Island federal judge on Tuesday refused to let Blue Cross & Blue Shield of Rhode Island immediately appeal a ruling forcing it to face Steward Health Care System's antitrust suit alleging that the insurer sank a $40 million hospital purchase to keep Steward out of the state.
April 24, 2018
A Rhode Island federal judge on Monday rejected Blue Cross & Blue Shield of Rhode Island's motion for summary judgment in an antitrust suit brought by Steward Health Care System, saying a trial will be needed to determine if Blue Cross sank a $40 million hospital purchase to keep Steward out of the state.
February 24, 2014
A Rhode Island federal judge on Wednesday rejected a bid by Blue Cross & Blue Shield of Rhode Island to escape an antitrust suit brought by Steward Health Care System accusing it of unfairly blocking a $40 million hospital purchase, saying that the allegations were plausible enough to allow the suit to proceed.
July 16, 2013
Blue Cross Blue Shield of Rhode Island sought Monday to shake off an antitrust suit by private equity-owned Steward Health Care System LLC accusing it of obstructing the hospital group's attempted $40 million takeover of a foundering community hospital in the state.