According to the article, Memorial Hermann denied any wrongdoing but agreed to pay a $700,000 fine for the cost of the investigation and to a five-year injunction that would prohibit "certain contracting practices."
The case is significant because it marks the first time a state official — in this case, Texas Attorney General Greg Abbott — has filed antitrust action and may give physicians another avenue to fight against anticompetitive practices, according to the article.
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