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[Webinar] Navigating FTC Health Care Advertising and Privacy Compliance in the Trump Administration: Key Insights for Health...

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Join us for a webinar on FTC advertising and privacy compliance for health service providers, including in emerging areas of FTC and state attorney general interest. Also joining as a featured panelist is Mary Engle,...more

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Louisiana’s COPA Exempts Hospital Acquisitions from Federal Antitrust Laws

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As explained in prior posts, the Federal Trade Commission (“FTC”) filed suit in April of this year in Federal District Court for the District of Columbia seeking to enjoin Louisiana Children’s Medical Center (“LCMC”) from...more

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FTC and HHS Express Concern Over Health Data Disclosed by Online Tracking Technologies

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The FTC and HHS Office of Civil Rights sent a joint letter to approximately 130 hospital systems and telehealth providers to warn them about the risks of unauthorized disclosure of personal health information (PHI) associated...more

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COPA-Like Agreements in Pennsylvania and COPA Rules in Neighboring States

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In the first part of this article, we discussed the Federal Trade Commission’s (“FTC”) recently issued staff policy paper strongly urging states to avoid using Certificates of Public Advantage (“COPA”) which seek to immunize...more

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FTC Urges States to Stop Using COPA Laws to Shield Hospital Mergers From Antitrust Enforcement

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The FTC released a policy paper and fact sheet highlighting the negative impact Certificates of Public Advantage (COPAs)— state laws enacted to shield hospital mergers from federal antitrust enforcement in favor of regulatory...more

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Bipartisan Group of AGs Urge Appeals Court to Block Hospital System Acquisition by Competitor

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A bipartisan group of 26 AGs, led by California AG Rob Bonta and Pennsylvania AG Josh Shapiro, filed an amicus brief in the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit in Federal Trade Commission v. Hackensack Memorial...more

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Antitrust Lessons from the FTC’s Failed Bid to Halt the Jefferson-Einstein Hospital Merger

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On March 1, 2021, the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) abandoned its effort to halt the $599 million merger of two Philadelphia-area hospital systems, Jefferson Health (Jefferson) and Albert Einstein Healthcare Network...more

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FTC Abandons Appeal of Philadelphia Hospital Merger, Allowing Jefferson and Einstein to Proceed with Creation of 18-Hospital...

Back in December, we wrote about a district court ruling rejecting the Federal Trade Comission’s (“FTC”) motion to enjoin the proposed combination of Thomas Jefferson University (“TJU”) and Albert Einstein Healthcare Network...more

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FTC’s Hospital Merger Challenges Hit Speedbump in Philadelphia

The Federal Trade Commission’s (“FTC”) recent winning streak in its ongoing challenges of hospital and physician mergers has, at least for now, ended in a Philadelphia U.S. district court. After six days of evidentiary...more

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Payment Processor Caught In The Web Of Allegedly Illegal “Free Trial” Scheme

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Consumer Protection- Payment Processor Caught in the Web of Allegedly Illegal “Free Trial” Scheme- The FTC reached a settlement with overseas payment processor SIA Transact Pro and its former Chief Executive Officer...more

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[Webinar] Getting The Deal Through: Navigating Antitrust Scrutiny Of Health System Deals And Beyond - November 12th, 12:00 pm ET

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According to a new report by the Health Care Cost Institute, nearly three-quarters of 112 metropolitan areas across 43 states have “highly concentrated” hospital markets—showing a rise of such areas from 67% in 2012 to 72% in...more

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Antitrust Enforcement Update: Spotlight on Physician Transactions

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At both the state and federal level, antitrust enforcement agencies continue to pursue successful challenges to physician practice transactions. This article summarizes two recent enforcement actions, as well as a new state...more

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