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Antitrust Provisions

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The Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (PPAC), also known as Obamacare, is a United States federal statute passed in March of 2010. The Act creates a nationwide insurance system and provides federal... more +

2016/2017 Labor & Employment Observer

Cozen O'Connor on 1/12/2017

Activist NLRB Created More Problems For All Employers in 2016 - What Happens Under President Trump? During 2016, the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB or the Board) maintained its generally pro-union, anti-employer...more

Health Update - August 2015

Manatt, Phelps & Phillips, LLP on 8/21/2015

Five Lessons From 2015 Healthcare Deals - In 2015, we already have seen a great deal of activity in healthcare transactions that is attracting antitrust scrutiny, with mixed results. Among the winners have been Cabell...more

Antitrust Law Issues for Health Care Providers

Troutman Pepper on 6/25/2015

During this webinar, panelists examined recent developments in antitrust law and discuss the potential impact on health care providers. Key topics included: • Trends in health care competition after the ACA, with a focus...more

Hospital Wins First Round Against Largest Rival in Antitrust Suit Alleging Illegal Exclusive Dealing Agreements with Insurers

Mintz on 3/31/2015

The waves of change affecting health care providers include reimbursement and funding developments, the impact of the Affordable Care Act, technological and medical advances, provider network design transformations imposed by...more

DOJ and FTC Announce Proactive Approach to Monitoring Post-Affordable Care Act Antitrust Compliance at Joint Workshop

Patterson Belknap Webb & Tyler LLP on 3/4/2015

On February 24 and 25, the DOJ and FTC held their second joint workshop to examine the state of health care competition in the United States. The workshop explored five main themes: early observations regarding accountable...more

FTC and DOJ to Host Second Public Workshop on Health Care Competition

Mintz on 1/27/2015

Last March, the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) and the Department of Justice (DOJ) began a public workshop series entitled, “Examining Health Care Competition.” On February 24 and 25, 2015, the FTC will physically host the...more

Ninth Circuit Reviews Anticompetitive Effects of Physician Acquisition in Idaho: Health Care Antitrust Cases to Watch in 2015

Nexsen Pruet, PLLC on 1/7/2015

Federal and state courts are expected to rule on several nationally watched antitrust health care cases during the first half of 2015. As we enter into the first week of the New Year, Nexsen Pruet associate Rachel...more

Antitrust and Health Care: An Update from the Federal Trade Commission

Mintz on 6/26/2014

The interplay between the Affordable Care Act (ACA), Accountable Care Organizations (ACOs), and antitrust has been a matter of great moment for several years. It has been an issue in litigation such as the Federal Trade...more

Judge’s Order to Unwind Hospital’s Acquisition of Physician Group Tests Boundaries of Antitrust Laws and the Affordable Care Act

Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati on 3/20/2014

A federal judge’s recent order to unwind the acquisition of Saltzer Medical Group, an independent physicians group, by St. Luke’s Health System, Ltd., a hospital system with its own staff of physicians, presents challenges...more

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