U.S. Department
of Justice
Healthcare-Related Press Releases (Since 1992)
2018
- 02/09/2018 - Justice Department Reaches Settlement with Henry Ford Allegiance Health on Antitrust Charges
2017
- 04/28/2017 - D.C. Circuit Affirms Decision Blocking Anthem’s Acquisition of Cigna
- 02/08/2017 - U.S. District Court Blocks Anthem’s Acquisition of Cigna
- 01/23/2017 - U.S. District Court Blocks Aetna’s Acquisition of Humana
2016
- 12/14/2016 - Former Top Generic Pharmaceutical Executives Charged with Price-Fixing, Bid-Rigging and Customer Allocation Conspiracies
- 07/21/2016 - Justice Department and State Attorneys General Sue to Block Anthem’s Acquisition of Cigna, Aetna’s Acquisition of Humana
- 06/09/2016 - Justice Department and North Carolina Sue Carolinas Healthcare System to Eliminate Unlawful Steering Restrictions
2015
- 06/25/2015 - Justice Department Sues Four Michigan Hospital Systems for Unlawfully Agreeing to Limit Marketing for Competing Healthcare Services
- 02/18/2015 - Department of Justice and Federal Trade Commission Announce Agenda for Public Workshop on Examining U.S. Health Care Competition
- 01/23/2015 - Department of Justice and Federal Trade Commission to Hold Public Workshop on Examining U.S. Health Care Competition
2013
- 04/10/2013 - Justice Department and Federal Trade Commission Accountable Care Organization Working Group Issues Summary of Activities
- 04/08/2013 - Justice Department Challenges Joint Contracting on Behalf of South Dakota Chiropractors
- 03/25/2013 - Justice Department Files Motion to Dismiss Antitrust Lawsuit Against Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan After Michigan Passes Law to Prohibit Health Insurers from Using Most Favored Nation Clauses in Provider Contracts
- 01/16/2013 - Department of Justice Will Not Challenge Proposed New York Hospital Association Gainsharing Program
- 01/10/2013 - Justice Department Challenges Joint Contracting on Behalf of Oklahoma Chiropractors
2012
- 11/28/2012 - Amerigroup Corp.’s Divestiture of Its Virginia Operations Addresses Department of Justice’s Concerns with Wellpoint Inc.’s Proposed Acquisition of Amerigroup
- 04/10/2012 - Statement of the Department of Justice’s Antitrust Division on Its Decision to Close Its Investigation of Highmark’s Affiliation Agreement with West Penn Allegheny Health System
- 03/27/2012 - Justice Department Requires Divestitures in Humana Inc.’s Acquisition of Arcadian Management Services Inc.
2011
- 11/08/2011 - Justice Department Requires Divestiture to Preserve Health-Insurance Competition in Montana
- 10/20/2011 - Department of Justice/Federal Trade Commission Issue Final Statement of Antitrust Policy Enforcement Regarding Accountable Care Organizations
- 04/29/2011 - API Healthcare Corp. Abandons Merger Plans with Kronos Inc. After Justice Department Expresses Antitrust Concerns
- 03/31/2011 - Department of Justice, Federal Trade Commission Seek Public Comment on Proposed Statement of Antitrust Enforcement Policy Regarding Accountable Care Organizations
- 02/25/2011 - Justice Department Reaches Settlement with Texas Hospital Prohibiting Anticompetitive Contracts with Health Insurers
2010
- 12/02/2010 - Former New York City Hospital Purchasing Official Pleads Guilty to Bid Rigging and Fraud Conspiracies
- 10/18/2010 - Remarks as Prepared for Delivery by AAG Christine Varney at Pen-and-Pad Briefing on Antitrust Health Care Matter
- 10/18/2010 - Justice Department Files Antitrust Lawsuit Against Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan
- 05/28/2010 - Idaho Orthopedists Charged with Engaging in Group Boycotts and Denying Medical Care to Injured Workers
- 04/26/2010 - Department of Justice Will Not Challenge Hospital Cost Information Exchange Program in California
- 04/06/2010 - Former Purchasing Official at a New York City Hospital Indicted for Bid Rigging and Fraud Conspiracy
- 03/31/2010 - Former Contractor Indicted in Bid-Rigging Conspiracy at New York City Hospital and for Tax Fraud
- 03/16/2010 - Former Purchasing Official at a New York City Hospital Pleads Guilty to Bid Rigging and Fraud
- 03/08/2010 - Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan and Physicians Health Plan of Mid-Michigan Abandon Merger Plans
- 01/12/2010 - Purchasing Official at a New York City Hospital Pleads Guilty to Bid Rigging
2009
2008
- 09/17/2008 - Justice Department Will Not Oppose CEO Roundtable on Cancer’s Proposal
- 02/25/2008 - Justice Department Requires Divestiture in UnitedHealth Group’s Acquisition of Sierra Health Services
2007
- 05/22/2007 - Justice Department Reaches Settlement with the Arizona Hospital and Healthcare Association and its Subsidiary
2006
2005
- 12/20/2005 - Justice Department Requires Divestitures in UnitedHealth Group’s Acquisition of Pacificare Health Systems
- 11/23/2005 - Department of Justice Statement on the Closing of the Vermont Home Health Investigation
- 06/24/2005 - Department of Justice Sues Federation of Physicians and Dentists and Four Individuals Alleging a Conspiracy
- 03/21/2005 - Justice Department Requires Two West Virginia Hospitals to End Illegal Market-Allocation Agreements
2004
- 07/23/2004 - Department of Justice and Federal Trade Commission Issue Report on Competition and Health Care
- 07/20/2004 - Department of Justice Antitrust Division Issues Statement on the Closing of Its Investigation of UnitedHealth Group’s Acquisition of Oxford Health Plans
- 07/20/2004 - Background to Closing of Investigation of UnitedHealth Group’s Acquisition of Oxford Health Plans
- 05/25/2004 - Justice Department Allows Online Fee Survey Among Independent Lactation Consultants
- 03/09/2004 - Department of Justice Antitrust Division Issues Statement on the Closing of Its Investigation of Anthem Inc.’s Acquisition of Wellpoint Health Networks, Inc.
- 01/16/2004 - Justice Department and Federal Trade Commission Request Individuals Resubmit Comments Regarding Agencies’ Hearings on Health Care and Competition Law and Policy
2003
- 09/15/2003 - DOJ/FTC Hearings on Health Care and Competition Law and Policy
- 08/05/2003 - DOJ/FTC Hearings on Health Care and Competition Law and Policy
- 06/19/2003 - DOJ/FTC Hearings on Health Care and Competition Law and Policy
- 06/04/2003 - DOJ/FTC Hearings on Health Care and Competition Law and Policy
- 06/03/2003 - DOJ/FTC Hearings on Health Care and Competition Law and Policy
- 05/13/2003 - DOJ/FTC Hearings on Health Care and Competition Law and Policy
- 04/22/2003 - DOJ/FTC Hearings on Health Care and Competition Law and Policy
- 04/10/2003 - DOJ/FTC Hearings on Health Care and Competition Law and Policy
- 03/28/2003 - DOJ/FTC Hearings on Health Care and Competition Law and Policy
- 03/26/2003 - DOJ/FTC Hearings on Health Care and Competition Law and Policy
- 03/18/2003 - DOJ/FTC Hearings on Health Care and Competition Law and Policy
- 02/27/2003 - DOJ/FTC Hearings on Health Care and Competition Law and Policy
- 02/19/2003 - Justice Department and Federal Trade Commission Hearings to Focus on Health Care and Competition Law and Policy
- 01/28/2003 - Department of Justice/Federal Trade Commission Hearings to Focus on Health Care and Competition Law and Policy
2002
- 12/13/2002 - Justice Department Requires Mountain Health Care to Disband
- 11/07/2002 - Antitrust Division to Co-Host Hearings on Health Care Competition Law and Policy
- 09/23/2002 - Justice Department Allows State Medical Association Survey
- 04/03/2002 - Justice Department Clears Way for Network of Community Hospitals in Michigan
2001
- 08/29/2001 - Justice Department Clears Proposal by Group of Physicians in El Paso, Texas, to Form a Joint Venture
- 08/29/2001 - Justice Department Clears Way for Sales Agency Agreement on Endoscopy Accessory Products
2000
- 07/12/2000 - Justice Department Requires Hospitals to Enter into Enforcement Order to Remedy Consent Decree Violations
- 02/04/2000 - Justice Department Will Not Challenge Behavioral Health Care Providers Network in North Dakota, Minnesota
1999
- 07/23/1999 - Justice Department Will Not Challenge Formation of Physician Network in Virginia
- 06/21/1999 - Justice Department and Texas Attorney General Challenge Aetna’s Acquisition of Prudential Healthcare and Require Divestitures
- 01/26/1999 - Florida Physicians Agree to Stop Illegal Joint Negotiations in Response to Justice Department Lawsuit
- 01/05/1999 - Justice Department Sues Dominant Maker of False Teeth for Anti-Competitive Practices
1998
- 09/23/1998 - Department of Justice Blocks Medical Mutual of Ohio’s Use of Anti-Discounting Clauses in Hospital Contracts in the Cleveland Area
- 09/15/1998 - Justice Department Will Not Challenge Merger of Physician Organization in Pennsylvania
- 08/12/1998 - Justice Department Moves to Stop Illegal Boycott by the Federation of Physicians and Dentists on Behalf of Delaware Orthopedic Surgeons
- 03/20/1998 - Justice Department Will Not Challenge Proposed Changes to American Heart Association Pharmaceutical Roundtable
1997
- 11/03/1997 - Justice Department Will Not Challenge Joint Venture Between HMO and Physician Organization in Northeastern Pennsylvania
- 07/30/1997 - Justice Department Will Not Challenge Proposal by a Group of Physicians in Vermont to Form a Joint Venture
- 07/07/1997 - Justice Department Concludes Proposed Gastroenterologists Merger Poses Substantial Risk of Competitive Harm
- 06/11/1997 - Justice Department Sues to Block Long Island Hospital Combination
- 06/10/1997 - Justice Department Will Not Challenge Joint Venture of New Mexico Orthopedic Specialists
- 04/16/1997 - Justice Department Will Not Challenge Merger of Baton Rouge Surgeons
- 04/16/1997 - Justice Department Will Not Challenge Merger of Two Mobile, Alabama, Orthopedic Groups
- 02/12/1997 - Justice Department Will Not Challenge Proposal to Form Provider Network in Santa Fe, New Mexico
- 02/11/1997 - Justice Department Will Not Challenge Joint Venture of Marin County, California Hospitals
1996
- 11/13/1996 - Justice Department Will Not Challenge Formation of Rural Hospital Network in Wisconsin
- 10/17/1996 - Justice Department Will Not Challenge Merger of Annapolis Anesthesiologists
- 10/04/1996 - Justice Department Will Not Challenge the Formation of a Network of Cincinnati Orthopedic Surgeons
- 10/04/1996 - Justice Department Will Not Challenge Network of Home Health Care Providers in Mississippi
- 08/15/1996 - Justice Department Will Not Challenge Proposal to Form Health Care Network in Central Rural California
- 07/24/1996 - Justice Department Approves Network of El Paso General Surgeons
- 07/02/1996 - Justice Department Will Not Challenge Proposal to Form a Physicians Group to Provide Medical Services in Connecticut
- 07/01/1996 - Justice Department Will Not Challenge Proposal by Arizona Doctors to Form a Network of Colon and Rectal Specialists
- 06/28/1996 - Justice Department Will Not Challenge Formation of Plastic Surgeon Network in Connecticut
- 05/28/1996 - Justice Department Moves to Stop Anticompetitive Actions of National Medical Residency Trade Association
- 04/24/1996 - Justice Department Will Not Challenge Proposal to Form Hospice Network in New Jersey
- 04/23/1996 - Louisiana Woman’s Hospital and PHO Charged with Reducing Competition and Dictating Higher Prices for Obstetrical Care
- 03/19/1996 - Justice Department Will Not Challenge Merger of Two Northern Minnesota Physician Clinics
- 03/08/1996 - Justice Department Concludes Joint Venture of Anesthesia Groups in California Poses Substantial Risk of Competitive Harm
- 03/05/1996 - Justice Department Will Not Challenge Proposal to Form Physician-Hospital Network in Northern Georgia
- 03/01/1996 - Justice Department Won't Approve New Jersey Pediatricians' Network Proposal Citing It Could Raise Prices to Consumers
- 02/29/1996 - Justice Department Challenges Rhode Island Dental Group’s Agreements That Discourage Discounting
- 01/17/1996 - Justice Department Approves Proposal to Form Physician Network in Oklahoma
1995
- 12/07/1995 - Justice Department Approves Formation of Clinical Laboratory Network in California
- 12/05/1995 - Justice Department Approves South Florida Dermatology Network
- 11/03/1995 - Justice Department Approves Proposal to Facilitate Third-Party Payor Contracting by Georgia Podiatrists
- 11/02/1995 - Justice Department Approves Survey of Cost Effectiveness of Clinical Trials Involving Breast Cancer Patients
- 11/01/1995 - Justice Department Approves Network of South Carolina Dermatologists
- 09/15/1995 - Justice Department Approves Proposal to Establish National Network of Orthotic and Prosthetic Clinical Facilities
- 09/13/1995 - Justice Department Takes Unprecedented Action to Stop Doctors and Hospitals in Connecticut, Missouri from Blocking Managed Care
- 07/17/1995 - Justice Department Approves Proposal to Establish Networks of Prosthetists and Orthotists in Pennsylvania
- 05/12/1995 - Justice Department Approves Proposal That Will Assist Consumers in Selection of Long-Term Health Care Providers
- 03/30/1995 - Justice Department Approves Proposal to Form Physician Network Joint Venture in Memphis, Tennessee Area
- 03/29/1995 - Justice Department Will Not Challenge Health Care Plan to Provide a Wisconsin Subacute-Care Network
- 03/09/1995 - Justice Department Approves Minnesota Insurance Company's Medical Fraud and Abuse Detection Proposal
1994
- 12/15/1994 - Justice Department Stops Agreements That Inhibited Vision Care Discounting Nationwide
- 12/08/1994 - Justice Department Approves Proposal to Form Radiologist Physician Joint Venture Network
- 12/05/1994 - Eight Long Island Hospitals Agree to Stop Preventing Discounts on Hospital Services
- 10/31/1994 - Justice Department Approves Merger of Two New Mexico Pulmonary Physician Groups
- 10/27/1994 - Justice Department Approves Proposal to Make California's Chiropractic Services More Available
- 09/14/1994 - Justice Department Approves Proposal to Facilitate Managed Care Contracting by New York Podiatrists
- 08/30/1994 - Department of Justice and Arizona State Attorney General Break Up Dental Group’s Conspiracy to Eliminate Discounting
- 07/06/1994 - Department of Justice Will Not Challenge Des Moines Area Health Care Network
- 06/29/1994 - Justice Department Approves Cincinnati Accounting Firm's Dental Fees Survey Proposal
- 06/20/1994 - Department of Justice Will Not Challenge Alabama Health Care Demonstration Project
- 06/10/1994 - Department of Justice Files Antitrust Suit to Block the Creation of a Hospital Monopoly in Iowa
- 05/20/1994 - Justice Department Approves Hotel Employees Union Proposal to Exchange Information to Health Care Provider
- 05/05/1994 - First Joint Antitrust Prosecution Involving Justice Department and a State Will Challenge Proposed Florida Hospital Merger
- 03/23/1994 - Justice Department Will Not Challenge Houston Health Care Group Purchasing Association Plan
- 03/14/1994 - Justice Department Files Antitrust Complaint Against Utah Hospitals
- 02/18/1994 - Department of Justice Approves New Jersey Hospital Association Proposal for Survey
- 02/18/1994 - Department of Justice Approves California Business Group's Plan to Form Purchasing Group to Buy Health Care Benefits
1993
- 11/08/1993 - Justice Department Will Not Challenge Health Care Plan to Provide a Hospital and Physician Services Network
- 10/13/1993 - Department of Justice Will Not Challenge Health Care Transportation Data Exchange Program
- 10/01/1993 - Justice Department Announces It Would Challenge Pharmaceutical Manufacturers Association Proposal
- 09/28/1993 - Department of Justice Will Not Challenge Health Care Network
1992
- 09/30/1992 - The Department of Justice Today Filed a Civil Antitrust Suit Charging the Greater Bridgeport Individual Practice Association Inc.
- 09/23/1992 - Des Moines Hospital Association and 5 Iowa Hospitals Charged with Restricting Advertising of Hospital Services
- 02/03/1992 - Massachusetts Allergy Society and Four Doctors Charged with Price Fixing
Updated September 10, 2018