In attorney general"s suit against Sutter, stakes are high for health care industry

Attorney General Xavier Becerra's antitrust suit against Sutter Health seeks to bring down the cost of health care throughout Northern California......»»

California Attorney General Xavier Becerra’s office claimed an early legal victory in its year-old suit against Sacramento-based Sutter Health.  The suit, claiming the Sacramento-based health system dominates the Northern California health care ma.....»»

Sutter Health has agreed to pay $575 million to settle a lawsuit by California Attorney General Xavier Becerra alleging anticompetitive practices that have driven up the cost of health care in Northern California. The settlement agreement was f.....»»

The long-term care industry tended to Attorney General-elect Letitia James in the final days of her campaign, recently released records show. The final disclosure of the 2018 season reveals that the... To view the full story, click the title link......»»

"Today, we're sending a clear message to the entire industry that you either play by the rules or we will shut you down," New York Attorney General Letitia James sa.....»»

Three large Massachusetts health insurance companies and two behavioral health care companies have signed an agreement with Attorney General Maura Healey over allegations that they violated the state’s mental health parity laws. According to the s.....»»

Four of the top seven investment recipients were in the medical industry, a long-time strong suit for the Twin Cities......»»

Sutter Health agreed to end practices that California's attorney general alleged had i.....»»

Sutter Health agreed to end practices that California's attorney general alleged had stifled competition. Sutter Health agreed to end practices that California's attorney general alleged had stifled competition......»»

Sutter Health has reached a tentative settlement agreement in the antitrust case that was being pursued by the California Attorney General’s Office. Both parties have “reached a settlement agreement to resolve the case,” Sutter Health spokeswo.....»»

Consumer and health care groups say they're trying to block the pharmaceutical industry from commandeering opioid legislation and using it to roll back drugmaker discounts to Medicare beneficiaries with high prescription costs......»»

The largest health care merger Massachusetts has seen in over a decade could face additional restrictions after the state’s health care watchdog asked both the attorney general and the Department of Public Health to take a closer look at the deal. .....»»

The way they would handle drilling disputes, oversight of health care and enforcement of cybersecurity-breach law are just some of their major differences......»»

Seniors are a valuable voting bloc—and so are the people who take care of them. Public Advocate Letitia James, the Democratic candidate for state attorney general, has received thousands of dollars... To view the full story, click the title link......»»

The outcome of the midterm elections was good for the stock market in general, mostly because it didn't produce any big surprises, but it was especially good for the health care industry and several other companies......»»

Lallemont joined the Seattle health care startup in 2015. Her legal experience includes health care privacy and security, FDA regulations and clinical trials. She also specializes in pharmaceutical and device development and pediatric research......»»

AP Photo/Alex Brandon Attorney general nominee William Barr appeared before the Senate Judiciary Committee for confirmation hearings on Tuesday. Barr, 68, previously served as attorney gene.....»»

Surveys show the general public tends to blame the pharmaceutical industry for rising health care costs. A research team including Dr. Vinay Prasad of the OHSU Knight Cancer Institute analyzed a trove of articles in both academic journals and newspa.....»»

Pennsylvania health care giant UPMC went on the legal offensive this week against the state attorney general's office in a battle over insurance coverage rules......»»

During the Oracle Health Summit, Ascension President Eduardo Conrado shed light on his biggest fear for the health care industry Here's what it is and what needs to be done to combat it......»»