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Louisiana Health System Wins LSU Antitrust Appeal

By  |  September 20, 2022

Willis-Knighton Medical Center escaped antitrust litigation over the Shreveport regional health care market, when a federal appeals court in New Orleans rejected claims that it bullied a Louisiana State University medical campus into ending its relationship with a rival hospital operator, reported Bloomberg.

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    The US Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit ruled against BRFHH Shreveport, which had accused Willis-Knighton of exploiting a cash crisis at LSU by offering a $50 million donation to curtail its dealings with BRF. BRF ran the campus hospital under the name University Health Shreveport.

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