Washington State’s Attorney General Bob Ferguson announced that, as a result of an antitrust consent decree, Bellingham Anesthesia Associates must end its illegal dominance of the local health care market and pay $110,000 in costs and fees. BAA used unlawful non-compete clauses and exclusive contracts with area medical providers to take about 90 percent of the market share for physician-administered anesthesia services in Whatcom and Skagit counties, the AG said in a press release. The agreement requires BAA to cease illegally requiring physicians to sign three-year non-compete contracts. Read more.
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