Attorney General Maura Healey, in a surprise break with her former boss just days after taking office, threatened to terminate ex-Attorney General Martha Coakley's deal with Partners HealthCare over a proposed merger with three other hospitals.
In a filing yesterday, Healey threatened to sue to block the agreement — which allows Partners to merge with South Shore, Lawrence Memorial and Melrose-Wakefield hospitals — if Suffolk Superior Court Judge Janet Sanders rejects the deal.
"One of the greatest challenges for our Commonwealth is controlling health costs while promoting quality and access, and I evaluated this issue with that goal in mind," said Healey in a statement. "Should the Court decline to enter the settlement, my office will exercise its right to void the agreement with Partners. I anticipate we then would litigate to enjoin Partners' proposed acquisition of South Shore Hospital."
Sanders has expressed skepticism about the agreement in court proceedings, including one last November in which Coakley herself defended the agreement just days after losing the gubernatorial race to Charlie Baker.
Noting the agreement allows Partners to grow but only on the promise of future price restrictions, Healey said she wants Partners to demonstrate an ability to control health care costs first before it strives to become bigger. She also claimed that certain limitations on how fast Partners can grow — including the number of doctors hired and price caps — could lead to even more Partners growth after the restrictions expire. But Healey said she would enforce the agreement if Sanders approves it.
Healey was sworn into office to replace Coakley last Wednesday evening, making this one of her first acts as attorney general.
"We remain deeply committed to working with South Shore Hospital and Hallmark Health to deliver more coordinated care to the patients in those communities at lower costs," said Partners spokesman Rich Copp.
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