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Hospital Mergers Anti-Competitive Preliminary Injunctions

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Despite Presence of “Power Buyer,” FTC Obtains Preliminary Injunction of Proposed Physician Acquisition in North Dakota

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While antitrust enforcement of hospital mergers is well-established, physician acquisitions have only recently and increasingly seen antitrust scrutiny. Last week, in a 69-page opinion, a federal district court granted the...more

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Recent Developments in Antitrust Scrutiny of Healthcare-Provider Transactions

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As the trend of acquisitions of physician practices and mergers of hospitals continues, so does antitrust scrutiny of these deals. There was activity this week in three different proposed transactions that caught the...more

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Chicago-Area Hospitals Abandon Fight to Save Merger from FTC Challenge

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After the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit ruled on Oct. 31, 2016, that the district court's refusal to enjoin the merger of two hospital systems in Chicago's northern suburbs was based on an improper antitrust...more

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Third Circuit Grants FTC Injunction in Penn State Hershey-Pinnacle Merger, Overruling Lower Court

On September 27, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit handed the Federal Trade Commission a big win, overturning the Middle District of Pennsylvania’s denial of an injunction to block the proposed merger of Penn...more

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