On January 23, 2019, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit (“Third Circuit”) issued an opinion denying the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania the right to recover attorney’s fees after it had successfully blocked a...more
2/4/2019
/ Antitrust Litigation ,
Attorney's Fees ,
Federal Trade Commission (FTC) ,
Fee-Shifting ,
FTC Act ,
Health Care Providers ,
Hospital Mergers ,
Merger Agreements ,
Section 16 ,
Section 7 ,
The Clayton Act
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
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) released proposed regulations to clarify and build on current regulatory requirements for Accountable Care Organizations (ACOs) that participate in the Medicare Shared...more