We Need Single Payer, Fee Hand of the Market Dept. 0
Gotta pay those country club memberships:
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The lawsuit said that Michigan Blue Cross Blue Shield intended to raise hospital costs for competing health care plans and reduce competition for the sale of health insurance.
“As a result, consumers in Michigan are paying more for their health care services and health insurance,” Assistant Attorney General Christine Varney, who runs the Justice Department’s antitrust division, told reporters.
BCBS, natch, claims that it has done nothing improper. Follow the link for the details of its denials.
