For years, Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Michigan operated an illegal monopoly, violating state and federal antitrust and consumer protection laws to drive up health insurance premiums while limiting reimbursements to medical providers and making it more difficult for Michiganders to access quality health care, state Attorney General Dana Nessel alleges in a new, landmark lawsuit. Calling it "arguably the most consequential antitrust case ever filed by a state against a health insurance company," Nessel sued Michigan's largest insurer Thursday, Oct. 8, in U.S. District Court in Detroit. Check the link in our bio for more. 📷 by Eric Seals ericseals, Detroit Free Press #detroit #michigan #BCBSMI #lawsuit #michiganAG #MIAG #dananessel bcbsmichigan #BCBSmichigan miattygen