August 26, 2025Asheville City Council
From the minutes, not yet reviewedOfficial title
Report of Settlement Terms re: mission health antitrust litigation, civil action no. 1:22-cv-00114 with (a) hca healthcare inc.; hca management services, lp; hca, inc.; mh master holdings, lllp; mh hospital manager, LLC; and mh Mission Hospital, lllp (collectively, the “Mission Defendants”) and (b) anc healthcare, inc. f/ka/ mission health system, inc. and Mission Hospital, inc. (collectively, the “ANC Defendants”).
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- Passed with the routine items, in one vote, without discussion.
- The money, in the minutes' words: “The ANC Defendants will make payments totaling $2 million toward Plaintiffs’ litigation expenses and attorneys’ fees arising from this action, payable in installments.”
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Carried unanimously, as part of the consent agenda
From the minutes: This motion was seconded by Vice-Mayor Mosley and carried unanimously.
Read the motion as recorded
“REPORT OF SETTLEMENT TERMS RE: MISSION HEALTH ANTITRUST LITIGATION, CIVIL ACTION NO. 1:22-cv-00114 WITH (A) HCA HEALTHCARE INC.; HCA MANAGEMENT SERVICES, LP; HCA, INC.; MH MASTER HOLDINGS, LLLP; MH HOSPITAL MANAGER, LLC; AND MH MISSION HOSPITAL, LLLP (COLLECTIVELY, THE “MISSION DEFENDANTS”) AND (B) ANC HEALTHCARE, INC. F/KA/ MISSION HEALTH SYSTEM, INC. AND MISSION HOSPITAL, INC. (COLLECTIVELY, THE “ANC DEFENDANTS”)”
Open the minutesConsent agenda, item R