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Hospital Mergers Anticompetitive Agreements

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FTC Granted 2-Week Reprieve in Effort to Block Pennsylvania Hospital Merger

The Federal Trade Commission (“FTC”) and the state of Pennsylvania have two weeks to persuade the Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit that the pending merger of Penn State Hershey Medical Center (“Hershey”) and Pinnacle...more

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FTC and Pennsylvania Challenge Penn State Hershey’s Planned Merger with PinnacleHealth System

BNA has reported the planned merger of Penn State Hershey Medical Center with PinnacleHealth System will be challenged in federal court by federal and state officials. The Federal Trade Commission and Pennsylvania’s...more

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FTC Alleges “Three-to-Two” Hospital Merger Will Reduce Competition

Last week the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) authorized an action to block a proposed hospital merger pending an administrative trial. According to the FTC, the merger of Penn State Hershey Medical Center (Hershey) and...more

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West Virginia AG Clears Merger Creating Second Largest Hospital Chain in the State with Conduct Remedy

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The federal antitrust enforcement agencies have trumpeted their preferences for structural, as opposed to conduct, remedies as the solution to potentially anticompetitive mergers. In contrast, State Attorneys General have...more

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[Webinar] Health Care Antitrust Trends In 2015: What Is the Government Really Up To? - April 23rd, 12 pm

The Federal Trade Commission and the Department of Justice Antitrust Division continue to stake out an aggressive health care antitrust agenda — and they have “the wind at their backs.” In important recent decisions, two...more

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