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An antitrust lawsuit against Hartford HealthCare Corp., which accused the state’s second-largest healthcare system of forming a monopoly to suppress competition and “maintain dominance” in Hartford County, has settled.
Hartford-based St. Francis Hospital and Medical Center, part of Trinity Health Of New England, filed the lawsuit in January 2022 in U.S. District Court in New Haven. The defendants included Hartford HealthCare and several affiliates.
On Jan. 2, attorneys for both sides filed a stipulation of dismissal, which stated the parties had reached a “mutually acceptable resolution.” The terms were not disclosed.
U.S. District Judge Sarala V. Nagala dismissed the case with prejudice in light of the stipulation.
A Hartford HealthCare spokesperson confirmed Monday that the case had been resolved.
“At Hartford HealthCare, our focus has never wavered, and our mission has remained clear: to improve the health and healing of all,” the spokesperson said.
A spokesperson for Trinity Health Of New England declined to comment.
The lawsuit was in its discovery phase. According to a joint status report dated Dec. 19, the parties expected to complete depositions by Jan. 15, 2025.
In February 2023, Nagala, the federal judge, granted a portion of Hartford HealthCare’s motion to dismiss, removing a theory of liability from the complaint – specifically that Hartford HealthCare violated antitrust law by refusing to participate in “tiered networking” and similar programs.
The complaint alleged that Hartford HealthCare engaged in anti-competitive acquisition of physician practices, controlled physician referrals and negotiated an exclusive arrangement for certain medical technology.
Hartford HealthCare, which is headquartered in downtown Hartford, owns seven hospitals, including Hartford Hospital, seven independent imaging centers and 10 surgery centers.
In another lawsuit, which is pending in Hartford Superior Court against Hartford HealthCare, seven patients accuse the healthcare system of violating the Connecticut Antitrust Act and the Connecticut Unfair Trade Practices Act through restraint of trade, unlawful monopolization and other methods.
The class-action suit says Hartford HealthCare used its monopoly power to “extract higher prices from insurers, employers, and patients throughout the areas it does business.”
Hartford HealthCare has denied those allegations.
The case, filed in February 2022, is set for a hearing on class certification on Sept. 14, 2026.
Another antitrust lawsuit against Hartford HealthCare, filed in U.S. District Court in June 2024, is in the early stages of discovery. In that case, the plaintiffs are Estuary Transit District, a mass transit provider headquartered in Middletown that provides benefits to employees and their families, and Teamsters 671 Health Service & Insurance Plan, which provides benefits to union members, including transport and construction workers, as well as their families.
The plaintiffs accuse Hartford HealthCare and its subsidiaries of unlawful monopolization, restraint of trade and price fixing.
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