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Rival accuses Hill-Rom of illegally bundling hospital equipment rentals
By Lisa Schencker | January 16, 2015
Medical-equipment manager Universal Hospital Services is suing manufacturer Hill-Rom Holdings for allegedly using its dominance in hospital bed manufacturing to illegally squash competition for equipment rentals.
Minneapolis-based Universal Hospital Services (not to be confused with hospital operator Universal Health Services) filed a lawsuit in U.S. District Court in San Antonio Texas on Tuesday alleging that Hill-Rom is breaking antitrust laws.
The lawsuit alleges that Indiana-based Hill-Rom uses its market power as the dominant manufacturer of hospital beds to increase its market share for medical equipment rentals. It does so by negotiating sole-source agreements with national group-purchasing organizations and hospital networks that include steep discounts and rebates on standard hospital beds in exchange for commitments to use Hill-Rom for rentals of patient-handling equipment and moveable medical equipment, according to the lawsuit.
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Rival accuses Hill-Rom of illegally bundling hospital equipment rentals
By Lisa Schencker | January 16, 2015
Medical-equipment manager Universal Hospital Services is suing manufacturer Hill-Rom Holdings for allegedly using its dominance in hospital bed manufacturing to illegally squash competition for equipment rentals.
Minneapolis-based Universal Hospital Services (not to be confused with hospital operator Universal Health Services) filed a lawsuit in U.S. District Court in San Antonio Texas on Tuesday alleging that Hill-Rom is breaking antitrust laws.
The lawsuit alleges that Indiana-based Hill-Rom uses its market power as the dominant manufacturer of hospital beds to increase its market share for medical equipment rentals. It does so by negotiating sole-source agreements with national group-purchasing organizations and hospital networks that include steep discounts and rebates on standard hospital beds in exchange for commitments to use Hill-Rom for rentals of patient-handling equipment and moveable medical equipment, according to the lawsuit.
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