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Health First must face US antitrust claims over acute care services, judge rules

( September 5, 2024, 22:31 GMT | Official Statement) -- MLex Summary: Health First must face US antitrust claims accusing it of limiting competition for acute care services in Florida, a federal judge ruled. US District Judge Julie S. Sneed said that plaintiffs plausibly allege that acute care providers of inpatient and emergency room services are not interchangeable substitutes with urgent care facilities or doctors’ offices because providers of inpatient and emergency room services provide 24/7 immediate services, are staffed in one location with physicians specializing in specific areas such as neurology, and have full laboratory resources in one location necessary for immediate diagnosis and treatment—unlike urgent care facilities and doctors’ offices. Additionally, there is no requirement that all interchangeable substitutes be affirmatively pleaded.See document below. ...

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