Healthcare DIVE February 12, 2024
Susanna Vogel

The lawsuit accuses the health system of using acquisitions, noncompetes and gag clauses to create a monopoly and increase prices.

Dive Brief:

  • Advocate Aurora Health was hit with a class action lawsuit last week, with Wisconsin residents alleging that the health system sought to decrease competition in the state and drive up prices for consumers.
  • The suit argues Advocate Aurora forced health plans to keep the system in-network, “aggressively” blocked plans from directing members to non-AAH facilities and went to lengths to block lower-cost insurance offerings.
  • Advocate Aurora dismissed the suit, saying it had no merit. A spokesperson said in a statement that providers and health insurers had worked collaboratively to offer patients more choices and make care “more...

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Topics: Health System / Hospital, Healthcare System, Mergers & Acquisitions / JV, Pricing / Spending, Provider, Trends
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