BLUE CROSS & BLUE SHIELD of Rhode Island settled with Steward Health Care System, which had alleged that the health insurer had conspired to keep Steward out of the Rhode Island marketplace by not accepting its offer to purchase Landmark Medical Center. The center had been in receivership at the time. / PBN FILE PHOTO/DAVID LEVESQUE
PROVIDENCE – Both parties in the Steward Health Care System LLC V. Blue Cross & Blue Shield of Rhode Island lawsuit filed for dismissal Monday, ending a lawsuit that alleged that BCBSRI conspired to keep Steward from acquiring Landmark Medical Center. The now-settled suit alleged that Rhode Island’s largest health insurance provider entered into conspiracy…