On February 6, 2025, the Illinois state legislature introduced Senate Bill (SB) 1998, aiming to implement an additional layer of scrutiny to covered transactions that are financed by private equity groups or hedge funds. The...more
3/5/2025
/ Acquisitions ,
Antitrust Division ,
Antitrust Provisions ,
Consent ,
Healthcare ,
Healthcare Facilities ,
Illinois ,
Mergers ,
Private Equity ,
Regulatory Requirements ,
State and Local Government ,
State Attorneys General
The Supreme Court of the United States’s (SCOTUS’s) unanimous decision in Food and Drug Administration v. Alliance for Hippocratic Medicine (FDA v. AHM) on June 13, 2024, articulated a much more absolute view of the...more
Several federal laws protect the “rights of conscience” of federally funded healthcare entities and healthcare providers and prohibit recipients of federal funds from requiring individuals to participate in actions that they...more
The Illinois attorney general (IL AG) has released its much-anticipated Healthcare Transaction Notice Form (the Form), which parties must submit before undertaking certain “Covered Transactions” that are not otherwise...more
Starting in mid-2024, Illinois hospitals will be required to take a much more active role in limiting consumers’ medical debt by screening all consenting uninsured patients for both public health insurance program coverage...more
12/4/2023
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Debt ,
Debt Collection ,
Enforcement Actions ,
Financial Regulatory Reform ,
Health Care Providers ,
Health Insurance ,
Healthcare ,
Hospitals ,
Illinois ,
Medical Debt ,
New Legislation ,
New Regulations ,
No Surprises Act (NSA) ,
Patients ,
Uninsured Patients
On August 11, 2023, Governor J. B. Pritzker signed Illinois House Bill 2222 into law (Public Act 103-0526). Public Act 103-0526 amends certain provisions of the Illinois Antitrust Act, the State Finance Act and the Illinois...more
8/17/2023
/ Antitrust Division ,
Covered Transactions ,
Enforcement ,
General Assembly ,
Governor Pritzker ,
Hart-Scott-Rodino Act ,
Health Care Providers ,
Healthcare ,
Healthcare Facilities ,
New Legislation ,
State Attorneys General ,
State Legislatures