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BCBS must face US tying claims over Michigan insurance market, plaintiffs argue

( March 11, 2025, 20:20 GMT | Official Statement) -- MLex Summary: Blue Cross Blue Shield's motion to dismiss US tying claims over competition in the Michigan third-party administrative services market for self-funded accounts attacks a scenario that does not exist, according to plaintiffs. “The false scenario BCBSM attacks—one of ‘bundled discounts’ and ‘low prices’—does not exist in its healthcare insurance monopoly and is not the focus of plaintiffs' complaint. What plaintiffs challenge are BCBSM's additional fees and high prices achieved by leveraging its 71.5 percent monopoly power in the TPA market to unreasonably restrain trade in the separate stop-loss market,” they argued in an opposition.See attached file. ...

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