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Pennsylvania Legislature Revives Bill Scrutinizing Health Care Transactions

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Throughout the country, state governments have been introducing bills which grant state authorities the ability to closely scrutinize health care transactions – specifically, with an eye toward those involving private equity....more

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California’s Office of Health Care Affordability – First Ever Cost and Market Impact Review and Potential Expansion of Office’s...

Since April 2024, the California Department of Health Care Access and Information (HCAI), Office of Health Care Affordability (OHCA) has received twenty-six Material Change Transaction Notices (Notices) as part of its...more

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California’s Office of Health Care Affordability (“OHCA”) Initiates First Cost and Market Impact Review (“CMIR”)

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On June 6, 2025, the California Office of Health Care Affordability (“OHCA”) issued its first determination to conduct a Cost and Market Impact Review (“CMIR”) under its health care oversight law. This CMIR will involve...more

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California-Based Healthcare Transaction Subjected to OHCA's First Cost and Market Review

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On June 23, 2025, California’s Office of Health Care Affordability (OHCA) issued a determination that a transaction submitted by Covenant Care California, LLC and its subsidiaries under the Material Change Transaction Notice...more

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AB 1415 Passed by California Assembly with Amendments

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Key Takeaways - While MSOs and certain parent entities are no longer defined as “health care entities,” they must still notify OHCA when entering into material change transactions with health care entities....more

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Podcast - Navigating the New Landscape of Private Equity in Healthcare

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In this episode of "Counsel That Cares," Arjan Peters from Capstone moderates a conversation with his colleague Grace Totman, Holland & Knight healthcare attorney John Saran and Association for Responsible Healthcare...more

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NYS DOH Releases New Electronic Material Transaction Form

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Just last week, we reported that the 2025/26 NYS Budget Bill did not include a provision that would have increased the requirements for seeking Department of Health (DOH) approval of a material healthcare transaction (which...more

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New York State Department of Health Publishes Form of Material Transactions Notice

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The New York State Department of Health (DOH) published on May 15, 2025, the long-awaited electronic Material Transaction Notice Form (the Form), which replaces its prior email submission process with a portal filing for...more

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Indiana Enacts Legislation Affecting Health Care Transactions and Imposing Ownership Reporting Requirements

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On May 6, 2025, Indiana Governor Mike Braun signed Indiana HB 1666 into law. This new law grants Indiana’s attorney general authority to investigate market concentration of health care entities, modifies existing requirements...more

Proskauer - Health Care Law Brief

DOH Issues Guidance on New York’s Material Health Care Transaction Law

Nearly two years ago, and as previously discussed in a Proskauer alert, New York enacted Public Health Law Article 45-A (the “Material Transactions Law”), which requires reporting of certain material health care transactions....more

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Q2 2025 Update on State Efforts to Regulate Healthcare Consolidation

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New state healthcare transaction reporting and corporate practice of medicine (CPOM) laws faced significant headwinds in 2024 with increased opposition by state legislators and advocacy participation by industry stakeholders....more

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Colorado SB 25-198 Would Expand Notice Requirements for Material Change Healthcare Transactions

On March 5, 2025, the Colorado state legislature introduced Senate Bill (SB) 25-198, aiming to expand Colorado’s licensed hospital notice requirements for material healthcare transactions and impose notification and...more

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Massachusetts: Expansion of Oversight Authority — New Notice of Material Change Form for Health Care Transactions

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The Massachusetts Health Policy Commission (the HPC), an independent state agency that works to improve affordability of health care for residents of the Commonwealth, released Advance Guidance (before finalization of new...more

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New York State Department of Health Issues Long-Awaited Guidance on Material Transactions Law

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The New York State Department of Health (DOH) has published a set of Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs) to provide guidance on the "Disclosure of Material Transactions" law that took effect on Aug. 1, 2023. Pursuant to Article...more

McDermott Will & Emery

SB 1998 Would Add Consent Requirement for PE, Hedge Fund Healthcare Transactions in Illinois

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

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Massachusetts Enacts Largest Health Care Transactions and Financial Oversight Legislation In a Decade, Private Investors and...

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Health care sector stakeholders take notice: On January 8, 2025, Massachusetts Governor Healy signed sweeping new health care legislation with transactional, financial, and ongoing operational compliance ramifications for...more

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Federal Agencies Express Concerns About Health Care Market Consolidation and Role of Private Equity

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On January 15, 2025, the Federal Trade Commission (FTC), Department of Justice (DOJ), and Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) released a joint report continuing their collaborative initiative to address...more

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Ramping Up: Antitrust Enforcement in Health Care

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Originally published in Healthcare Michigan, Volume 41, No. 6 - It has been a rapid-fire start to 2024 with antitrust enforcers within the Biden administration ramping up regulatory scrutiny across the U.S.—and health care is...more

Bass, Berry & Sims PLC

California Bill on Health Care System Consolidation Passes Senate Health Committee Vote

On June 26, the California Senate Health Committee passed Assembly Bill 3129 (Bill), which was further amended on June 27 and re-referred to the Committee on Judiciary. The following is a summary of the material changes made...more

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"Wheels Fall Off" FTC's Latest Hospital Merger Challenge

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District Court Ruling Shows that the "Failing Firm" Defense Isn't a Total Failure - In FTC v. Community Health Systems Inc. & Novant Health Inc., No. 5:24-cv-0028 (W.D.N.C.), Judge Kenneth D. Bell of the U.S. District...more

Mintz - Health Care Viewpoints

Indiana Joins States Focusing on Consolidation of Health Care

On March 13, 2024, Indiana joined the ranks of states exercising greater oversight and regulation of health care transactions.  Senate Enrolled Act No. 9 (S.B. 9), which takes effect on July 1, 2024, requires written notice...more

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2024 Health System Predictions in Ten Charts

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In the Ankura Healthcare Real Estate Strategy group, we keep tabs on a wide variety of economic indicators to inform our clients’ upcoming strategic endeavors. Here are the ones we are watching in 2024 with our projections of...more

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Navigating Healthcare Antitrust in the Biden Era

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It’s no secret that Democrats are traditionally trustbusters, but the Biden Administration is taking things to a whole new level, bringing novel—and arguably weak—cases that nonetheless slow or block tie-ups among healthcare...more

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Sheppard Mullin 10 Ways to Screw Up Your Deal

IF YOU WANT TO SCREW UP YOUR DEAL, THEN: 1. Build the plane while you’re flying. If a deal is important enough to do, then it’s important enough to do the preparatory work before you launch the negotiations. - Doing...more

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Illinois Proposes Heightened Oversight for Healthcare Transactions

Starting January 1, 2024, healthcare facilities and provider organizations engaging in certain transactions in Illinois, such as mergers and acquisitions, will have new reporting requirements. Illinois recently joined a...more

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