STAT+: DOJ, Ohio attorney general accuse OhioHealth of driving up prices, crowding out competition
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OhioHealth is the latest nonprofit health system to find itself in the government\u2019s crosshairs for allegedly using its market power to suppress competition and drive up costs.\u00a0<\/p>\n
The Department of Justice and Ohio\u2019s attorney general filed a civil antitrust lawsuit<\/a> against the Columbus-based health system on Friday. The regulators claim OhioHealth imposes anticompetitive contract terms like anti-steering provisions and all-or-nothing contracting that prevent insurers from selling cheaper plans and other hospitals from limiting their prices.\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n \u201cCompetition for healthcare is vital to all Americans,\u201d Omeed Assefi, acting assistant attorney general of the Justice Department\u2019s Antitrust Division, said in a statement. \u201cThis lawsuit challenges anticompetitive contract restrictions that prevent consumers from choosing lower-cost health plans and severely limit consumers\u2019 access to price information.\u201d<\/p>\n Continue to STAT+ to read the full story\u2026<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n