The Federal Trade Commission (FTC), Department of Justice (DOJ) and Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) recently announced the launch of “an easily accessible online portal for the public to report health care...more
4/23/2024
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I. ANTITRUST (Updated January 2022) -
A. M&A -
1. Provider Merger Enforcement -
a. Hackensack Meridian Health/Englewood Healthcare Foundation -
• In December 2020, the FTC sued to block Hackensack Meridian...more
President Biden issued Executive Order 14036 on July 9, 2021, calling for a “whole-of-government approach” to promote competition across many industries, including healthcare. The order establishes a White House Competition...more
7/19/2021
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Prescription Drugs
The Hart-Scott-Rodino Antitrust Improvements Act of 1976 (HSR Act) requires that parties to mergers, acquisitions, or other transactions of a certain size notify the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) and the Department of...more
2/5/2021
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Interlocking Directorate ,
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Size of Persons Test ,
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Threshold Requirements
All eyes were on health care in 2020, as the industry faced unprecedented challenges presented by the global coronavirus pandemic.
Stories and images of overburdened frontline health care workers dominated the news cycle...more
On November 12, 2020, the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) sued to block the acquisition of two Memphis-area hospitals by Methodist Le Bonheur Healthcare. Eleven months earlier, on December 12, 2019, Methodist entered into an...more