Health system OhioHealth Corp. is blocking health insurers from excluding its facilities in lower-cost plans in violation of antitrust laws, the Department of Justice and the state of Ohio said in a lawsuit Friday.
The health system uses its market dominance to force insurers to include its facilities in all of their commercial plans in the Columbus area, according to the complaint filed in the US District Court for the Southern District of Ohio. DOJ and the state argued OhioHealth’s prices are also significantly higher than its rivals even though it scores lower on quality metrics.
“OhioHealth has thereby denied ...
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