Mergers & Acquisitions, Business Organization, Health Law

Good Governance for General Counsel: What Your Board Needs to Know Now

by Ober|Kaler on 5/18/2013

A host of regulatory and finance reforms have ushered in significant changes for health care entities, and likewise, for the boards that guide them. How can general counsel broach these changes with their boards and steer...more

FTC's Norman PHO Advisory Opinion - New Clinical Integration Guidance, Same Antitrust Analysis

by William Berlin | Ober|Kaler on 2/21/2013

The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) provided its first guidance for clinically integrated networks since passage of the Affordable Care Act (ACA) and the joint FTC/DOJ Accountable Care Organization (ACO) Antitrust Policy...more

Thinking Ahead - Opinions About Trends and Challenges in Today's Health Care Industry: What Next for WellPoint After the CEO...

by Eric Klein | Sheppard Mullin Richter & Hampton LLP on 2/18/2013

This week brought the announcement that WellPoint Inc. selected Joseph Swedish to become its next Chief Executive Officer. Swedish will leave his position as CEO of nonprofit Catholic health system Trinity Health, which has...more

It's Your Business Newsletter -- December 2012

by Julia P. Coelho, Timothy R. Deckert, Louis A. Dejoie, Megan F. Luck | McNees Wallace & Nurick LLC on 11/30/2012

In This Issue: ..Export Controls: Increased Enforcement Demands an Effective Export Compliance Program - United States exporters are subject to an extremely complex and often overlapping system of export...more

Inside M&A - Fall 2012

by Paul J. Kim, Nicolas Lafont, Obiamaka P. Madubuko, Jeffrey Rothschild, Jake Townsend | McDermott Will & Emery on 11/15/2012

In This Issue: Bridging the Cross-Border M&A Gap “Korean Style”; Corporate Buyers Beware: FCPA Successor Liability – A Growing Threat; Investing In the Chinese Health Care Sector: A New Frontier to be Explored with Care;...more

Federal Trade Commission Settles with Healthcare Group over Recent Acquisitions of Cardiologists

by King & Spalding on 8/7/2012

On August 6, 2012, the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) agreed by a vote of 5-0 to enter into proposed settlements with Renown Health regarding that group’s recent acquisitions of two cardiology groups in Reno, Nevada. The...more

Sellers Prepare: Health Care Due Diligence

by Mintz Levin - Health Law on 5/21/2012

Originally published in Law360, New York (May 18, 2012, 4:38 PM ET) Health care transactions present unique due diligence challenges. The buyer must evaluate the seller’s compliance policies and procedures, arrangements...more

Alabama CON Review Board Update - May 2012

by Bradley Arant Boult Cummings LLP on 5/16/2012

Bradley Arant Boult Cummings LLP presents its May 2012 Alabama CON Review Board Update, prepared for the firm’s health care clients and other interested parties. The firm’s Certificate of Need practice utilizes a...more

Essential Health Transaction Planning for Providers in Today’s Antitrust Enforcement Climate

by McDermott Will & Emery on 5/8/2012

Federal antitrust enforcement agencies continue to challenge transactions in the health industry that they view as anticompetitive. This newsletter provides an update on recent public comments by government officials...more

Mississippi CON Report -- May 1, 2012

by Bradley Arant Boult Cummings LLP on 5/1/2012

Bradley Arant Boult Cummings LLP's Mississippi CON Report dated May 1, 2012 and including activities by and filings with the Mississippi State Department of Health's Office of Health Planning and Policy is provided for the...more

FTC Granted Preliminary Injunction Against OSF Healthcare System/Rockford Health System

by King & Spalding on 4/11/2012

The U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Illinois granted the request for a preliminary injunction by the Federal Trade Commission (FTC), pending a full administrative trial before an FTC Administrative Law Judge...more

Rockford Returns — Part II: Court Grants FTC’s Preliminary Injunction Against Hospital Merger to Preserve Status Quo for...

by Mintz Levin - Health Law on 4/11/2012

In 1989, the Antitrust Division of the United States Department of Justice (DOJ) successfully challenged a proposed merger between Rockford Health System (Rockford) and SwedishAmerican Health System (SwedishAmerican), two of...more

FTC Continues Active Enforcement with Decision to Block Hospital Merger in Toledo, Ohio

by Venable LLP on 4/6/2012

Although the challenging and dynamic environment facing many hospitals and the requirements of the Affordable Care Act might suggest that the Federal Trade Commission (“FTC”) will displace or rethink traditional antitrust...more

Tennessee Health Care CON Update -- April 5, 2012

by Bradley Arant Boult Cummings LLP on 4/5/2012

The Tennessee Health Services and Development Agency (“HSDA”) is responsible for regulating the health care industry in Tennessee through the Certificate of Need Program. A Certificate of Need (“CON”) is a permit for the...more

Federal Trade Commission Upholds Challenge to ProMedica’s Acquisition of St. Luke’s

by King & Spalding on 4/2/2012

On March 28, 2012, the FTC upheld the Administrative Law Judge (ALJ)’s December 5, 2011 administrative decision that required ProMedica to divest itself of St. Luke’s Hospital by a vote of 4-0. This case is part of a series...more

Impact of Health Care Reform on Corporate Negligence and Related Hospital Liability Standards

by Katten Muchin Rosenman LLP on 3/19/2012

In this presentation; - The Changing Healthcare Landscape - Examples of Quality Standards - Corporate Responsibility in Health Care Quality - Examples of Quality Enforcement Efforts - So Now...more

FTC Successfully Challenges ProMedica-St. Luke’s Merger

by King & Spalding on 1/6/2012

On December 5, 2011, the FTC obtained an administrative decision that requires ProMedica to divest itself of St. Luke’s Hospital. The Administrative Law Judge (ALJ)’s 246-page opinion, which was released to the public on...more

Leaving the Mothership - Employee Benefits for Spin-Offs

by Peter Tobiason on 11/4/2011

When acquiring a spin-off from a corporate parent, benefits are key to post closing success and minimizing employee disruption. Employee benefits represent significant costs for middle market companies but are critical to...more

Ways & Means Committee Holds Hearing on Hospital Consolidation and Physician Integration

by McDermott Will & Emery on 9/21/2011

One of the primary objectives of the recently enacted health reform legislation was to promote hospital and physician alignment, coordination and integration. Unsurprisingly, hospitals and physicians have responded to these...more

Getting in Front of the Wave of Health Care Mergers

by Davis Wright Tremaine LLP on 7/28/2011

In today's market, virtually any discussion of the future plans of a health care organization will include references to affiliation, integration, merger, acquisition or network formation. Providers are increasingly...more

Health Law Alert: Timing and Hold Separate Agreements in Mergers: When to Fold, Hold or Call

by Ober|Kaler on 6/17/2011

Merging hospitals, physicians, and other health care entities who are investigated by the Federal Trade Commission, Department of Justice Antitrust Division, or a state Attorney General typically face a dilemma relatively...more

Why Buyers of Medical Practices Need Independent Representation

by IKE DEVJI on 5/10/2011

Most sales seek to maximize the sale price of the practice for the seller and his agents and brokers. This puts buyers into an environment where he is often left shopping blind, and without the due diligence and fiduciary...more

Why Medical Practice Buyers Need Independent Representation

by IKE DEVJI on 5/10/2011

A recurring liability I address in asset-protection planning for doctors surrounds the sale or purchase of a medical practice. Most conflict and losses that arise from the purchase of a medical practice result from a...more

Top 5 Potential Pitfalls in Health Care M&A Transactions

by McDermott Will & Emery on 11/3/2010

Health care companies in the United States function within an intricate regulatory scheme which can pose significant risks in health care transactions. Counsel to health care companies (and their lenders and equity sponsors)...more

Accountable Care Organizations

by Katten Muchin Rosenman LLP on 10/28/2010

In this presentation: Basic Premise for ACOs; Dr. Berwick – CMS Administrator; ACO Vision; Medicare Shared Savings Program and Medicare Accountable Care Organizations: Section 3022 of Affordable Care Act; Organizations that...more

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