INTRODUCTION -
The Saul Ewing Arnstein & Lehr, LLP health care practice group includes attorneys that handle regulatory, compliance, transactional and litigation needs for clients across the entire health care delivery...more
2/1/2019
/ Cannabidiol (CBD) oil ,
Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) ,
Cybersecurity ,
Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) ,
Department of Justice (DOJ) ,
Federal Trade Commission (FTC) ,
Food and Drug Administration (FDA) ,
Hart-Scott-Rodino Act ,
Health Care Providers ,
Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) ,
Medical Malpractice ,
Medical Marijuana ,
National Practitioner Data Bank (NPDB) ,
OCR ,
Popular
Board Control is No Longer Dispositive, and FTC Clarifies Differences in Transaction Structures and Exemptions -
On October 26, 2018, the Federal Trade Commission’s Premerger Notification Office (the “PNO”) issued new...more
2017 was a year in contrasts for the health care delivery system. Congress and President Trump made several attempts to “repeal and replace” the Affordable Care Act. Controversy about marijuana continued as more states...more
2/14/2018
/ Affordable Care Act ,
Cybersecurity ,
Department of Justice (DOJ) ,
Federal Trade Commission (FTC) ,
Health Care Providers ,
Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) ,
Individual Mandate ,
Marijuana ,
Medical Marijuana ,
Medicare Advantage ,
OCR ,
PHI ,
Popular ,
Telehealth ,
Trump Administration
As it does at around this time annually, the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) announced the revised thresholds for the Hart-Scott-Rodino (HSR) Antitrust Improvements Act, as required by the 2000 Amendment of Section 7A of the...more
On January 19, 2017, the Federal Trade Commission, as it is legally required to do, announced the new monetary thresholds for triggering a potential Hart-Scott-Rodino (“HSR”) filing and the amounts which will trigger a...more
A Pennsylvania federal district judge recently denied injunctive relief that would have blocked a merger between Penn State Hershey Medical Center and PinnacleHealth System. The Court’s denial of injunctive relief was built...more
On January 21, 2016, the Federal Trade Commission, as it is legally required to do, announced the new monetary thresholds for triggering both Hart-Scott-Rodino filings and prohibitions on certain kinds of interlocking...more
The Federal Trade Commission’s Bureau of Competition Premerger Notification Staff has announced that Hart-Scott-Rodino Rule 802.5 (the “investment rental property exemption”) will no longer be available if the buyer...more
8/3/2015
/ Billboards ,
Cell Towers ,
Corporate Counsel ,
Exemptions ,
Federal Trade Commission (FTC) ,
Hart-Scott-Rodino Act ,
Investment Property ,
Pipelines ,
Popular ,
Premerger Notifications ,
REIT ,
Rental Property ,
Telecommunications
The Federal Trade Commission ("FTC") announced on April 20, 2015 that it had entered into a stipulated consent order ("Order") with Cardinal Health, Inc. ("Cardinal"). The Order, which is pending court approval, requires...more
In an opinion issued February 10, 2015, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit affirmed a year-old decision by the Idaho District Court which held that St. Luke’s Health System’s acquisition of the Saltzer Medical...more
The Federal Trade Commission has announced new filing threshold amounts for HSR Act Premerger Notification Filings.
On January 17, 2014, the Federal Trade Commission (“FTC”) announced its approval of new upwardly...more
The Federal Trade Commission has announced new filing threshold amounts for HSR Act Premerger Notification Filings.
On January 10, 2013, the Federal Trade Commission ("FTC") announced its approval of new upwardly...more