BH Provider Claims Group LLC v. Multiplan, Inc. et al
| Filed | 2026-07-20 |
|---|---|
| Court | N.D. Ill. |
| Docket | 1:26-cv-08601 |
| Nature of suit | 410 Anti-Trust |
| Practice area | Antitrust |
| Plaintiff | BH Provider Claims Group LLC |
| Defendant | Multiplan, Inc. et al |
| Complaint | Download the complaint (PDF, free) |
What the complaint alleges
BH Provider Claims Group LLC, as assignee of numerous behavioral health providers, filed a short-form complaint in the multidistrict litigation In re MultiPlan Health Insurance Provider Litigation in the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Illinois. The complaint alleges that MultiPlan and a network of health insurers conspired to suppress out-of-network reimbursement rates for healthcare services, causing the assignor providers to be underpaid.
Claims asserted
- Sherman Act section 1 - Horizontal agreements in restraint of trade
- Sherman Act section 1 - Hub-and-spoke agreement in restraint of trade
- Sherman Act section 1 - Principal-agent combinations in restraint of trade
- Sherman Act section 1 - Agreements to unreasonably restrain trade
- Sherman Act section 1 - Anticompetitive information exchange
- Violation of state and D.C. antitrust statutes
- Violation of state consumer protection laws
- Unjust enrichment (state common law)
- Unjust enrichment under Pennsylvania common law
- Unjust enrichment under New Jersey common law
- Unjust enrichment under Oregon common law