Empire Healthchoice gets neurosurgeons’ US antitrust claims dismissed
( August 14, 2026, 14:34 GMT | Official Statement) -- MLex Summary: Empire Healthchoice was granted a motion to dismiss US antitrust claims over reimbursement rates brought by the Neurological Surgery Practice of Long Island. District Judge Rachel P. Kovner said the practice’s evidence of consolidation in the field over decades fails to plausibly suggest that Empire’s price agreements with in-network hospitals has led to fewer freestanding neurosurgical practices through consolidation. Additionally, plaintiffs fail to plausibly link the closure of practice groups to Empire’s reimbursement rates.See attached file. ...
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