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Justice department halts Blue Cross of Montana’s expansion plans based upon competitive concerns

Williams Mullen
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USA
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January 3 2012

In early November, the DOJ Antitrust Division announced the filing of an antitrust lawsuit against Blue Cross of Montana, which is the largest health insurer in Montana

Threat of DOJ antitrust challenge derails Michigan health insurance merger

Williams Mullen
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USA
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May 5 2010

On March 8, the US Department of Justice Antitrust Division announced that it intended to challenge a proposed merger of Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan and Physicians Health Plan of Mid-Michigan

DOJ contends health insurer's use of most favored nation clauses is anticompetitive

Williams Mullen
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USA
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October 29 2010

On October 18, Assistant Attorney General Christine Varney, who heads the Department of Justice Antitrust Division, announced the filing of an antitrust action against Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan ("BCBSM"

House once again passes McCarran repeal legislation

Williams Mullen
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USA
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March 1 2010

For the second time in three months, the House of Representatives has passed legislation that would repeal the health insurance industry's antitrust exemption, provided for in the McCarran Ferguson Act (15 USC 1012 et seq

UnitedHealth fined $1 million for breach of merger consent decree

Williams Mullen
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USA
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June 28 2011

On June 23, the Nevada Attorney General’s office announced that it had fined UnitedHealth $1 million for breaching the terms of an antitrust Consent Decree that UnitedHealth had agreed to in 2008 to close its acquisition of Sierra Health, a rival health insurer

Representative DeFazio introduces McCarran repeal bill

Williams Mullen
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USA
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June 28 2011

On May 23, Representative Peter DeFazio (D-Or) introduced the “Health Insurance Industry Fair Competition Act,” (H.R. 1943

Stakes raised in Blue Cross of Michigan “most favored nation” clause antitrust dispute as Aaetna jumps in as an antitrust plaintiff

Williams Mullen
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USA
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January 3 2012

Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan has been in litigation with the Department of Justice Antitrust Division for more than a year over BCM’s use of “most favored nation” clauses in its contracts with health care providers

Efforts to repeal the insurance industry’s antitrust exemption are reintroduced in the House of Representatives

Williams Mullen
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USA
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May 2 2011

On March 17, Congressman Paul Gosar of Arizona introduced the "Competitive Health Insurance Reform Act of 2011," a bill that would repeal the McCarran Ferguson Act's antitrust exemption for health insurers