HCA, Mission Settle Monopoly Allegations in North Carolina

HCA, Mission settle monopoly allegations in North Carolina

Mission has agreed to funnel $1 million into a new charity care fund for low-income patients and keep a regional hospital open for another three years. The settlement puts to bed a yearslong legal dispute with local governments.

Mission Health to Donate $1 million to Establish New Charity Fund As Part of Settlement with Local Municipalities – Lieff Cabraser

As part of a just-announced settlement, Mission Health will donate $1 million to create a new charity fund in resolution of the In re Mission Health Antitrust Litigation. Lieff Cabraser and co-counsel represent consumer plaintiffs in this litigation against HCA Healthcare/Mission Health that alleged the hospital giant abused its market power to prevent insurers from offering patients financial incentives to use lower cost or higher quality servi…