title: Fearless in Spartanburg. Small S.C. system's antitrust lawsuit against giant bedmaker ends 'bundling,' reaps dollar 337 million in national settlement.
abstract: The head of a small hospital system in South Carolina thought there was something wrong with Hill-Rom's pricing policies. Now that system and some 3,000 other hospitals await a hearing this week on the proposed dollar 337.5 million class-action settlement reached with the bedmaker. Patrick de Maynadier, left, of Hill-Rom, says his company has discontinued the "bundling" practices contested in the lawsuit.
authors.forename: Michael
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Romano
mesh_terms: D016363:Antitrust Laws; D001513:Beds / Q000191:economics*; D016542:Chief Executive Officers, Hospital; D004465:Economic Competition / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence; D035082:Federal Government; D005249:Fees and Charges / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence*; D019981:Health Care Sector / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence*; D017721:Hospital Costs / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence*; D011682:Purchasing, Hospital / Q000191:economics*; D013022:South Carolina; D014481:United States