Two separate lawsuits, one filed by the city of Brevard, N.C., and a second filed jointly by Buncombe County and the city of Asheville, N.C., could merge into a single large antitrust, class-action lawsuit against Nashville, Tenn.-based HCA Healthcare and Asheville-based Mission Health, Becker’s reports.
While not identical, the Brevard and Buncombe-Asheville cases share several similarities. Both allege noncompetitive and monopolistic behavior by HCA Healthcare, which is a for-profit organization.
The city of Brevard’s motion to consolidate the cases states that they “present nearly identical questions of law and fact.” Read more.
