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# Jury Decides Unanimously in Sutter Health's Favor in Sidibe v. Sutter Health Trial

A jury unanimously sides with Sutter Health in the Sidibe case, finding no anticompetitive conduct or harm to consumer prices or premiums charged.

March 11, 2022 by Sutter Health

#### Statement from James Conforti, Interim Sutter Health President & CEO

_“We are extremely pleased with today’s unanimous verdict in Sutter Health’s favor. After hearing many hours of testimony from witnesses, insurance plan representatives, provider organizations and experts, the jury found that Sutter Health did not engage in anticompetitive conduct and did not cause consumers to pay higher prices or premiums as plaintiffs alleged. In particular, the jury’s decision reached the substance of the claims, finding squarely that Sutter Health did not tie together its hospital services, did not force insurance companies to agree to contracts that prevented insurance companies from introducing networks, and did not restrain competition._

_“This decision is important not only for Sutter Health, but for all healthcare providers in California. It validates that healthcare providers, including doctors and hospitals, have a right to evaluate whether to participate in health plan networks and ensure that they don’t interfere with the ability to provide coordinated patient care and will not lead to surprise bills. Sutter Health looks forward to continuing to care for the more than 3 million patients it serves in Northern California.”_

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