MultiPlan Defense Amid Price-Fixing Scrutiny Gets Boost in Court

A California court’s dismissal of a price-fixing case against data analytics company MultiPlan Corp. is poised to bolster the firm’s defense as it battles lawsuits from health systems and other providers raising similar antitrust claims—and intense scrutiny from US lawmakers.

The California Superior Court, San Francisco County shut down claims earlier this month from a bankruptcy liquidator for Verity Health System of California Inc., saying out-of-network reimbursement rates aren’t a price that can be fixed in violation of antitrust law. The ruling comes as US legislators, including Sen. Amy Klobuchar (D-Minn.), call on the Justice Department and Federal Trade Commission ...