The eight-hospital system, including Massachusetts General and Brigham and Women’s hospitals, reported income declined to $22.5 million for the three months ended March 31, compared with $34.5 million during the same period a year before.
The U.S. Justice Department is investigating Partners for possible anticompetitive behavior, following a report by the Massachusetts attorney general blaming market clout of providers like Partners for increasing medical costs in the state.
Read the Boston Globe‘s report on Partners HealthCare.
