Like other players in the healthcare industry, physician groups are facing increased antitrust scrutiny from the Biden administration, with the Federal Trade Commission (the “FTC”) and Department of Justice, Antitrust...more
6/15/2021
/ Antitrust Division ,
Clinically Integrated Networks (CINs) ,
Collaboration ,
Coronavirus/COVID-19 ,
Department of Justice (DOJ) ,
Enforcement ,
Federal Trade Commission (FTC) ,
Hart-Scott-Rodino Act ,
Mergers ,
Physicians ,
Private Equity
California Attorney General Xavier Becerra filed a civil antitrust lawsuit in San Francisco County Superior Court on March 29, 2018 (the “Complaint”), alleging that Sutter Health (“Sutter”), one of Northern California’s...more
4/9/2018
/ Anti-Competitive ,
Attorney General ,
Cartwright Act ,
Civil Monetary Penalty ,
Contract Terms ,
Health Care Providers ,
Hospitals ,
Injunctive Relief ,
Physicians ,
Price-Fixing ,
Sutter Health
On February 10, 2015, the Ninth Circuit issued its highly-anticipated decision at the intersection of health care and antitrust, affirming the lower court’s finding that a hospital-physician group merger completed nearly...more