Sutter agrees to pay $575M, gets compliance monitor in antitrust settlement
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Dave Lefort2019-12-23T22:23:00
California announced a settlement with Sutter Health for $575 million to settle claims of anti-competitive behavior brought by the state attorney general as well as a class-action group that included employers and unions.
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