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Daily Report: Health and Welfare

Judge dismisses Prime Healthcare antitrust suit

September 17, 2012, 12:05 AM
A federal judge dismissed a lawsuit filed by hospital chain Prime Healthcare Services that alleged Kaiser Permanente conspired with a health care workers union to drive Prime out of business. The lawsuit cited the Sherman Antitrust Act, which is meant to limit monopolies, and claimed Kaiser... + read more
Daily Report: Health and Welfare

Lawmakers alarmed by hospital chain's practices

February 24, 2012, 8:43 PM
LOS ANGELES – If a Kaiser Permanente customer ends up in the emergency room of another hospital, Dr. John Shohfi and his team of Kaiser doctors and nurses expect to be informed. They're on call 24 hours a day, coordinating care when Kaiser patients are treated elsewhere. But... + read more
Daily Report: Health and Welfare

Prime Healthcare accuses union, Kaiser of antitrust conspiracy

November 16, 2011, 12:05 AM
Prime Healthcare Services, a 14-hospital chain based in Southern California, filed a federal lawsuit yesterday claiming an antitrust conspiracy between the Service Employees International Union's health care unit and Kaiser Permanente and the Kaiser health plan. The lawsuit cites the... + read more
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