Antitrust scrutiny of large technology companies may be in the headlines, but what some have dubbed "Big Med" is being eyed by the Biden Administration and federal agencies for heightened antitrust enforcement. Hospitals,...more
On Monday morning, the Federal Trade Commission quietly added a sentence to its web page dedicated to the Commission's challenge of a proposed merger of two health systems in Philadelphia's northern suburbs, Thomas Jefferson...more
The acting Chief of Staff at the Department of Justice's Antitrust Division, John Elias, testified at the House Committee on the Judiciary's hearing into "political interference and threats to prosecutorial independence." In...more
Our country is facing critical shortages of supplies that are essential to the fight against COVID-19. Hospitals and health systems are struggling to procure the personal protective equipment and ventilators necessary for the...more
When healthcare providers, medical equipment manufacturers, and others on the front lines of our common battle against COVID-19 join forces to provide care or manufacture desperately needed medical supplies, do they really...more
Last week, the Department of Justice and Federal Trade Commission released for public comment proposed updated guidelines for vertical merger enforcement....more
The Department of Justice (DOJ) Antitrust Division recently announced it will now consider "robust" compliance programs when contemplating bringing criminal charges for antitrust violations. ...more
We thought you might be interested in a short summary of a workshop the FTC recently held on the impact of certificates of public advantage on healthcare markets. ...more
Starting January 1, 2020, hospitals, health systems, and many other healthcare providers must give notice to the Attorney General 60 days in advance of closing certain transactions. ...more
The Federal Trade Commission’s Premerger Notification Office (PNO) recently revised its interpretation of the Hart-Scott-Rodino Antitrust Improvements Act of 1976, as amended (HSR Act) filing requirements for transactions...more
The assistant attorney general in charge of DOJ’s Antitrust Division, Makan Delrahim, on September 25, 2018, revealed the Division’s plans to revise its merger review process to shorten the review time period. ...more