On April 14, 2025, a federal jury convicted an executive in a wage-fixing conspiracy under the Sherman Act. This marks the first time, after many tries, that the US Department of Justice (DOJ) has secured a conviction in a...more
4/24/2025
/ Antitrust Division ,
Antitrust Violations ,
Criminal Prosecution ,
Department of Justice (DOJ) ,
Enforcement Actions ,
Federal Trade Commission (FTC) ,
Healthcare ,
Home Health Agencies ,
Sherman Act ,
Trump Administration ,
Wage-Fixing
President Biden recently issued an executive order affirming his administration’s policy of enforcing the antitrust laws to “combat the excessive consolidation of industry” and cited healthcare markets as one of several...more
7/15/2021
/ Acquisitions ,
Antitrust Division ,
Biden Administration ,
Competition ,
Coronavirus/COVID-19 ,
Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) ,
Department of Justice (DOJ) ,
Executive Orders ,
Federal Trade Commission (FTC) ,
Health Care Providers ,
Healthcare ,
Investigations ,
Mergers ,
Preliminary Injunctions ,
Provider Relief Fund
The federal antitrust enforcement agencies brought three hospital merger challenges and three criminal antitrust enforcement actions in healthcare in the past year. Combined with the incoming Democratic administration,...more
In 2019, the total number of antitrust cases filed against providers dropped to 20 after the 2018 bump (27 cases). In the latest Health Antitrust Litigation Update for Providers, we discuss what kinds of cases were brought...more
11/16/2020
/ Coronavirus/COVID-19 ,
Department of Justice (DOJ) ,
Health Care Providers ,
Healthcare ,
Insurance Contracts ,
Motion to Dismiss ,
Physician Admitting Privileges ,
Physicians ,
Pleadings ,
Professional Regulators ,
Summary Judgment
As the healthcare industry continues to cope with the Coronavirus (COVID-19) and form strategic and short- and long-term plans, providers are faced with numerous decisions that have critical antitrust implications. Whether...more
5/26/2020
/ Acquisitions ,
Antitrust Provisions ,
Antitrust Violations ,
Collaboration ,
Competition ,
Coronavirus/COVID-19 ,
Employer Liability Issues ,
Healthcare ,
Joint Venture ,
Mergers ,
Recruitment Policies ,
Strategic Planning ,
Wage and Hour
2018 saw a significant upswing in antitrust litigation against health care providers; 27 cases were filed in 2018 versus 17 in 2017. In the latest Antitrust Update for Health Care Providers, we discuss what caused the notable...more
6/5/2019
/ Antitrust Litigation ,
Competition ,
Cooperation Agreement ,
Department of Justice (DOJ) ,
Government Agencies ,
Health Care Providers ,
Health Insurance ,
Healthcare ,
Hospitals ,
Monopolization ,
Physicians ,
Price-Fixing