As Bradley forecasted in February, the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) recently announced the withdrawal of two healthcare antitrust policy statements: Statements of Antitrust Enforcement Policy in Health Care (1996) and...more
7/21/2023
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Calling them “outdated” and “overly permissive,” the Department of Justice’s Antitrust Division on February 3, 2023, announced the withdrawal of three long-standing antitrust policy statements related to enforcement in...more
On January 5, 2023, the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) announced a proposed new rule that would effectively prohibit employers from requiring employees to agree to noncompete clauses. The public is invited to submit comments...more
1/9/2023
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The Sixth Circuit’s recent decision in St. Luke’s Hospital et al. v. ProMedica Health System, Inc. addresses whether and when a unilateral refusal to deal can result in competitive injury within the meaning of the federal...more
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