ASHEVILLE, N.C. (828newsNOW) — HCA Healthcare, Mission Health and the plaintiffs in a major antitrust lawsuit have reached an agreement in principle to settle the case, according to officials.
The agreement could resolve a yearslong legal fight over allegations that Mission and HCA used the health system’s market power to limit competition and drive up health care costs in Western North Carolina.
Terms of the proposed settlement have not been made public. An agreement in principle means the parties have agreed on the main terms of a settlement, but the deal has not yet been finalized…