Federal Register #2026-22618

DOJ notice on amended response concerning proposed antitrust judgment involving OhioHealth

This notice concerns an antitrust case involving OhioHealth, not a government procurement. - Government entities: The U.S. Department of Justice, Antitrust Division, and the State of Ohio are plaintiffs in the case. - Organization named: OhioHealth Corporation is the defendant; it is not identified as a procurement vendor. - Proposed judgment: Would void contract terms restricting payor steering or price transparency, prohibit OhioHealth from adopting such restrictions or retaliating against payors, and bar requirements that plans place OhioHealth in their most-preferred tier. - Compliance: The proposed judgment provides for a court-appointed compliance monitor. - Procurement items: No products, services, quantities, part numbers, OEMs, or suppliers are requested or identified.

Description

The notice announces that the United States’ Amended Response to Public Comments on the Proposed Final Judgment was filed in the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Ohio, Eastern Division, in United States of America, et al. v. OhioHealth Corporation, Civil Action No. 2:26-cv-207. The proposed judgment addresses alleged anticompetitive contract restrictions concerning steering and price transparency in healthcare services. It would void existing restrictions, prohibit new restrictions and retaliation against payors, bar requirements that OhioHealth be in a plan’s most-preferred tier, and provide for a five-year compliance monitor. The notice states that copies of the comments and response are available through the Justice Department’s Antitrust Division and the court clerk.

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