Supreme Court showdown to rule whether UPMC-Highmark pact can be extended

All eyes are on the Supreme Court for the showdown next month between Attorney General Josh Shapiro and UPMC over whether the UPMC-Highmark consent decree can be extended after a Commonwealth Court judge stayed the rest of the case pending a Supreme Court ruling. The Supreme Court of Pennsylvania late Tuesday granted Shapiro’s request to appeal a 2018 ruling that set the June 30, 2019, end to the consent decree. While specific court dates weren’t set, the order sets into motion a hearing between…
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