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Antitrust & Trade Reg.

Apr. 29, 2025

Sutter Health settles $228M antitrust suit with policyholders

Sutter Health settles $228M antitrust lawsuit, denying claims it forced tying arrangements that allegedly inflated costs for 3 million policyholders.

Sutter Health settles $228M antitrust suit with policyholders
Judge Lucy H. Koh

Sutter Health Inc. and 3 million policy holders agreed to a $228 million settlement in a winding, 12-year antitrust battle accusing the company of abusing its market power to artificially inflate health care costs and policy premiums. Sutter "strongly disputed" the plaintiffs' claims in the settlement agreement and accompanying press release.

The dispute centered on the plaintiffs' claims that Sutter, the largest hospital system in Northern California, forced hea...

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