As had been previously reported, a federal antitrust lawsuit is currently underway against MultiPlan (recently rebranded to Claritev), a healthcare data firm, and major health insurance companies including UnitedHealth, Elevance (Anthem), Humana, Aetna, Cigna, and various Blue Cross Blue Shield (BCBS) entities. MultiPlan goes by many names, including Data iSight, Viant, NCN, ProPricer, and MARS. Plaintiffs allege that MultiPlan, using Data iSight, Viant, and other services, facilitated a horizontal price-fixing agreement among insurers that artificially suppressed out-of-network payment rates and cost providers billions of dollars.
The litigation, which has been consolidated in the Northern District of Illinois, alleges that these companies participated in a coordinated price-fixing conspiracy to systematically underpay out-of-network (OON) physician practices and healthcare facilities. The case has made significant progress, with the Department of Justice filing a statement of interest in March 2025 and the court denying defendants’ motion to dismiss in June 2025, allowing the litigation to proceed to discovery.
The case is now in active discovery. At the February 27, 2026, case management conference, the Court cleared the way for depositions of MultiPlan representatives and required the company to produce key internal records. The most recent status conference was April 9, 2026, with a further update to follow soon.
Physician practices and healthcare providers who have been out-of-network with major insurers may be entitled to financial damages for claims dating back up to 10 years. If practices are interested in learning more, please contact one of the lawyers appointed by the court to lead non-class claims or access resources, including a free case evaluation.
On a related note, co-lead counsel Matt Lavin has joined Gilbert LLC and will continue leading the case in his new role. This change does not affect the case, MSMS’s participation in any way, or MSMS member’s cases if you have joined the litigation.
For more information, contact Rebecca Blake at 517-336-5729 or rblake@msms.org.