Denver Post: Colorado AG breaks up anesthesiology monopoly that dominated Denver and Durango health care markets
February 26, 2024
The Denver Post covers the settlement by the Colorado Attorney General with private equity-owned U.S. Anesthesiology Partners that will sever its exclusive contracts with 5 hospitals and end non-compete agreements because it created a monopoly in the Denver and Durango markets, forcing patients and their insurance companies to pay higher prices to be sedated during surgeries.
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