*UPDATE* Oregon Senate Bill 951, described in the alert below originally published on May 30, 2025, was signed into law by Oregon Governor Tina Kotek on Monday, June 9, and will apply to all new investments beginning January...more
6/12/2025
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Corporate Practice of Medicine ,
Health Care Providers ,
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Private Equity ,
Regulatory Requirements ,
Transfer Restrictions
Private equity firms’ ability to invest in medical practices in Oregon may be sharply curtailed under a bill passed this week by the Oregon legislature. On May 29th, a bipartisan supermajority in the Oregon House passed...more
In recent years, states have shown an increased interest in regulating healthcare markets. The trend has accelerated further since the start of 2025, with a flurry of proposals in at least 12 states. ...more
3/21/2025
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Competition ,
Corporate Practice of Medicine ,
Department of Justice (DOJ) ,
Federal Trade Commission (FTC) ,
Hart-Scott-Rodino Act ,
Health Care Providers ,
Healthcare ,
Legislative Agendas ,
Private Equity ,
Reporting Requirements ,
State Attorneys General ,
State Legislatures
On January 8, 2025, Massachusetts Governor Maura Healey signed House Bill 5159 (H.5159), “An Act Enhancing the Market Review Process” (the “Act”), which, among other things, broadens the scope of the state’s existing...more
1/15/2025
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Change in Control ,
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Corporate Practice of Medicine ,
False Claims Act (FCA) ,
Health Care Providers ,
Healthcare ,
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Material Change Doctrine ,
Private Equity ,
Private Equity Firms ,
Regulatory Requirements ,
State Attorneys General
In the second quarter, federal and state antitrust enforcers continued their intense scrutiny of consolidation in the healthcare market by implementing new initiatives and laws designed to gather additional information...more
9/20/2024
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Algorithms ,
Antitrust Division ,
Antitrust Provisions ,
Conspiracies ,
Corporate Practice of Medicine ,
Criminal Conspiracy ,
Department of Justice (DOJ) ,
Federal Trade Commission (FTC) ,
Health Care Providers ,
Horizontal Mergers ,
Industry Consolidation ,
Market Participants ,
Mergers ,
Monopolization ,
Price Manipulation ,
Price-Fixing ,
Private Equity ,
Quality of Care Standards
Key Takeaways -
..Requires parties to provide notice to the Vermont Attorney General (“VT AG”) for transactions involving Vermont hospitals that are acquiring medical practices.
..The parties must provide 90 days...more
6/21/2024
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Covered Transactions ,
Health Care Providers ,
Healthcare Facilities ,
Hospitals ,
Mergers ,
New Legislation ,
Notice Requirements ,
Physicians
Key Takeaways -
..Parties must obtain approval from the Rhode Island Attorney General (“RI AG”) and Department of Health (“DOH”) for certain transactions involving Rhode Island hospitals.
..Under the statute, the RI...more
6/21/2024
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Corporate Practice of Medicine ,
Covered Entities ,
Covered Transactions ,
Health Care Providers ,
Healthcare Facilities ,
Hospitals ,
Mergers ,
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Notice Requirements ,
Physicians
Key Takeaways -
..Requires parties to provide notice to the New York Department of Health (“NYDOH”) of certain transactions involving “health care entities”.
..The parties must provide 30 days notice before closing to...more
6/21/2024
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Compliance ,
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Covered Entities ,
Covered Transactions ,
Health Care Providers ,
Healthcare Facilities ,
Hospitals ,
Mergers ,
New Legislation ,
Notice Requirements ,
Physicians
Key Takeaways -
..Requires parties to provide notice to the Washington Attorney General (“WA AG”) for certain transactions involving hospitals, hospital systems, and provider organizations, as well as transactions...more
6/21/2024
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Health Care Providers ,
Healthcare Facilities ,
Hospitals ,
Mergers ,
New Legislation ,
Notice Requirements ,
Physicians
Key Takeaways -
..Requires parties to provide notice to the Minnesota Department of Health (“MDH”) and the Minnesota Attorney General (“MN AG”) to determine whether certain mergers, acquisitions, purchases, or sales...more
6/20/2024
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Covered Transactions ,
Health Care Providers ,
Healthcare Facilities ,
Hospitals ,
Mergers ,
New Legislation ,
Notice Requirements ,
Physicians
Key Takeaways -
..Requires parties to provide notice to the Nevada Attorney General (“NV AG”) for certain transactions involving “group practices” or “health carriers” in the state.
..The parties must provide notice...more
6/20/2024
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Covered Transactions ,
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Healthcare Facilities ,
Hospitals ,
Mergers ,
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Notice Requirements ,
Physicians
Key Takeaways -
..Requires parties to obtain approval from New Mexico’s Office of Superintendent of Insurance (“NM Office”) for transactions involving New Mexico hospitals.
..The parties must provide 120 days notice...more
Key Takeaways -
..Requires parties to provide notice to the Massachusetts Attorney General (“MA AG”), the Commission, and the Center for Health Information and Analysis for transactions involving certain health facilities...more
Key Takeaways -
..Requires parties to provide notice to the Connecticut Attorney General (“CT AG”) for certain transactions involving Connecticut group practices, as well as transactions involving a hospital, hospital...more
6/19/2024
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Affiliated-Business Arrangements ,
Compliance ,
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Covered Transactions ,
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Healthcare Facilities ,
Hospitals ,
Mergers ,
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Notice Requirements ,
Physicians
Key Takeaways -
..Requires parties to provide notice to the Indiana Attorney General (“IN AG”) relating to certain mergers or acquisitions between an Indiana “health care entity” and another health care entity with total...more
6/19/2024
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Healthcare Facilities ,
Hospitals ,
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Notice Requirements ,
Physicians
The U.S. healthcare space has grown dramatically in recent years, in large part based on the significant increase in private investment. This has not gone unnoticed, and U.S. healthcare transactions are now facing increasing...more
The following states have proposed, but not passed, additional state healthcare transaction notification laws....more
Earlier this year, Indiana joined a growing number of states by enacting a new notification requirement for certain healthcare transactions. Indiana Senate Bill Number 9 (SB 9), effective July 1, 2024, is likely to require...more
5/21/2024
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Covered Entities ,
Health Care Providers ,
Hospitals ,
Investors ,
Mergers ,
New Legislation ,
Notice Requirements ,
Physicians ,
Popular ,
Private Equity ,
State Attorneys General ,
Threshold Requirements
On March 5, 2024, the Federal Trade Commission (FTC), Department of Justice (DOJ), and Department of Health and Human Services (HHS, and collectively with the FTC and DOJ, the Agencies) launched a cross-government inquiry...more