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08/26/2025
OSMA Joins Lawsuit Against MultiPlan & Leading Insurance Companies Over Health Care Price-Fixing
P R E S S R E L E A S E
On August 12, 2025, the Ohio State Medical Association (OSMA) joined a federal multi-district litigation (MDL) against MultiPlan (recently rebranded to Claritev) and major insurers, including UnitedHealth, Elevance, Humana, Aetna, and Cigna, alleging they conspired to systematically underpay physicians for reimbursements for out-of-network services, which often fail to even cover operating costs.
OSMA joins the American Medical Association (AMA) and thousands of physician practices and facilities nationwide in this growing antitrust litigation.
“For many years, physicians in Ohio have been forced to accept increasingly insufficient reimbursements for providing healthcare to out-of-network patients,” said Todd Baker, OSMA CEO. “This lawsuit is an important step to ensure that physicians are justly reimbursed for the care they provide and end this alleged illegal collusion that hurts patients.”
This lawsuit, filed in the Northern District Court of Illinois in 2024, seeks to end MultiPlan’s alleged anticompetitive scheme that it has operated since at least 2015 and recoup financial damages for physicians and practices. As of 2024, MultiPlan processes more than 80% of all commercial out-of-network reimbursement claims in the United States.
How You Can Take Action:
Physicians who believe they have been harmed by MultiPlan and the insurance companies can obtain a free case evaluation from a court-appointed firm. You can reach out to the three lawyers who have been appointed as co-lead counsel in the litigation: Matthew M. Lavin of Arnall Golden Gregory (the direct lawyer for the AMA and ISMS); Hunter J. Shkolnik of Napoli Shkolnik Attorneys at Law; and Christopher A. Seeger of Seeger Weiss LLP.
About the Ohio State Medical Association
Our Mission Statement / Who We Are
The Ohio State Medical Association (OSMA) is dedicated to empowering physicians, residents and medical students to advocate on behalf of their patients and profession. OSMA is the largest and oldest statewide physician-led association in Ohio. We are affiliated nationally with the American Medical Association and locally with county medical societies.
About Court Appointed Council
Arnall Golden Gregory
Arnall Golden Gregory (AGG) is an Am Law 200 law firm with offices in Atlanta and Washington, D.C. Our client service model is rooted in taking a “business sensibility” approach to fully understand how our clients’ specific legal matters fit into their overall business objectives. Our transactional, litigation, and regulatory counselors serve clients in healthcare, real estate, litigation and other dispute resolution, business transactions, fintech, life sciences, technology, intellectual property, global commerce, economic development, public finance, and government investigations. With our rich experience and know-how, we don’t ask “if,” we figure out “how.” www.agg.com.
Seeger Weiss
One of the nation’s preeminent plaintiffs’ law firms, Seeger Weiss is best known for multidistrict mass torts and class actions in both state and federal court—and especially for taking those cases to trial. With the resources and dedication to take on the world’s largest corporations, the firm has an impressive track record of victories against companies like Merck, Monsanto, and 3M—and a reputation for sticking with a case from beginning to end. From offices in New York, New Jersey, and Pennsylvania, the firm has represented over 10,000 individuals, companies, and governments across the United States who have been injured or defrauded on a massive scale. Since its founding in 1999, it has led many of the most complex and high-profile cases in the country: the National Prescription Opiate Litigation, which the Washington Post called “the largest federal court case in U.S. history”; the “Dieselgate” scandal; the sprawling multistate litigation on behalf of survivors of child sexual abuse; and the history-making National Football League Players’ Concussion Injury Litigation. https://www.seegerweiss.com/
Napoli Shkolnik
Napoli Shkolnik is a nationally recognized law firm that has built an impressive track record by bringing a client-focused approach to complex, often large-scale litigation, largely in the areas of mass torts, environmental law, civil rights, product liability and pharmaceutical, commercial litigation and medical malpractice & personal injury. Headquartered in New York, the firm has additional offices across the United States, as well as affiliate offices in Puerto Rico and Canada, affording the resources and reach to effectively pursue difficult cases and win favorable outcomes for its clients. https://www.napolilaw.com