An outside consultant released a report concluding that Utah's InterMountain Healthcare does not improperly use its market position to stifle competition. That finding contradicts earlier arguments by a task force formed by the state's legislature to study InterMountain's impact on the state's healthcare system. Critics had argued that the non-profit had a negative impact on rivals and physician practices in the state and had called for it to be broken up. The 91-page report by David Argue of Economists Incorporated says competition in the healthcare sector in the state is "vigorous" and he recommends that the legislature refrain from interfering.
- see this article from Insurance Journal
- read the report from the Utah State Legislature