The FTC and Hospital Merger Enforcement

Strengthen State Enforcement of Hospital Mergers

Hospitals large and small often pursue mergers or acquisitions. These merging hospitals often argue that these mergers are needed to save the failing ...

FTC tells states to avoid shielding hospital mergers from antitrust ...

“We urge state lawmakers to consult local health insurers, employers, and workers regarding the potential impact of COPA legislation.” COPAs ...

FTC's Hospital Merger Win Streak Ends - Davis Wright Tremaine

For the first time in the 21st Century, the FTC has abandoned litigation to enjoin a hospital merger after failing to obtain a preliminary ...

FTC Official Justifies Tough Hospital Merger Enforcement - Law360

A top Federal Trade Commission official on Tuesday defended the more aggressive antitrust approach the agency has adopted toward hospital ...

The FTC's Hospital Merger Program: Coming A Cropper?

Both cases turned largely on disputes over defining the always-elusive “relevant geographic market” in which merging hospitals compete. In the ...

FTC Takes Action to Block Hospital Mergers - Antitrust Advocate

In the 1990s, Federal Trade Commission (FTC) enforcement actions to block mergers between health care providers were a rare phenomenon ...

F.T.C. Wary of Mergers by Hospitals - The New York Times

Hospitals often say acquisitions are necessary to coordinate care, but the Federal Trade Commission says consolidation could increase ...

FTC Official: Antitrust Push in Health Care Must Focus on a Merger's ...

Mark Seidman, an assistant director in the Federal Trade Commission's Bureau of Competition, talks with KHN about efforts to police ...

FTC challenges first hospital merger under new Merger Guidelines

On January 25, 2024 the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) sued to block Novant Health (Novant) from acquiring two North Carolina hospitals, ...

FTC to probe impacts of state antitrust protections for local hospital ...

The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) issued orders to five health insurance companies and two health systems seeking data to study the effects ...

Study: Health care costs driven higher by lax FTC hospital antitrust ...

Lax antitrust enforcement of hospital mergers by federal officials between 2000 and 2020 resulted in higher health care costs for patients and less competition ...

A Reinvigorated FTC: Key Updates on Antitrust Enforcement in the ...

As we approach the six-month mark of the Biden administration, one thing is clear: improving competition and reducing consolidation is one ...

Hospital coalition urges FTC to abandon unprecedented challenge ...

The AHA, joined by five other hospital associations, urged the Federal Trade Commission to abandon its unprecedented policy to enforce the Hart-Scott-Rodino ...

FTC's renewed focus on hospital merger enforcement reflected in ...

This note briefly analyzes the scholarly work of Leemore Dafny, who recently has been appointed as the FTC's first Deputy Director for ...

FTC loses bid to block $320 million hospital merger in North Carolina

A US judge in North Carolina has denied the US Federal Trade Commission's request to block Novant Health's $320 million acquisition of two hospitals in the ...

FTC's Focus on Healthcare Mergers and Consolidation

Antitrust enforcement plays a crucial role in healthcare today. Now more than ever, antitrust regulators are focusing their attention on the ...

FTC has blocked 4 hospital mergers this year. More could be coming.

The Federal Trade Commission has increased its efforts to combat consolidation in the health care industry, blocking four hospital mergers ...

FTC Hospital Merger Challenge Signals Future Labor Market ...

The FTC's complaint asserts that the transaction would combine two of Rhode Island's largest healthcare providers and allegedly would lead to ...

FTC reaffirms strong concerns regarding hospital consolidations

... hospital mergers that have shaped the FTC's current approach to hospital merger enforcement: Nonprofit hospitals respond to competitive ...

Statements of Antitrust Enforcement Policy in Health Care

The six policy statements addressed: (1) hospital mergers; (2) hospital joint ventures involving high-technology or other expensive medical equipment; (3) ...