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Troutman Pepper Locke

Cardiology Monopolization Case Confirms Antitrust Laws Protect Competition, Not Competitors

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Confirming the bedrock principle that the antitrust laws are designed to protect competition and not individual competitors, a federal court put an end to a legal turf war over the cardiology market in Laredo, TX on January...more

Stevens & Lee

Higher Prices, Reduced Access, Lower Quality Care: HHS, FTC, DOJ Report Harshly Criticizes Provider Consolidation and Private...

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In March 2024, the Federal Trade Commission (FTC), the Department of Justice (DOJ) and the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) (collectively, Agencies) issued a request for information (RFI) seeking public comment...more

Epstein Becker & Green

Independent Physician Association Enforcement Not Forgotten

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On September 30, 2022, the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) obtained civil monetary penalties in the amount of $263,000 from San Juan IPA, Inc. (“San Juan”), an independent physician association operating in northwestern New...more

Holland & Knight LLP

Employee Talent Wars Gain Unprecedented Ammunition from Changing Antitrust Landscape

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The current labor market is fraught with challenges for employers. In the wake of the COVID-19 market disruptions, the demand for employees, especially for experienced or highly trained employees, far exceeds the supply....more

Robins Kaplan LLP

[Webinar] Health Care Antitrust Under President Biden 2.0 - Almost One Year In: What Have We Learned About The Democrats’ Approach...

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In March 2021, our experienced intellectual property, antitrust, and health care litigation lawyers shared some predictions on antitrust policy and enforcement in the health care sector. In “Health Care Antitrust under...more

McDermott Will & Emery

[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

Jones Day

Antitrust Alert: Eighth Circuit Upholds Injunction Against Physician Group Acquisition

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In a decision that extends the FTC's winning streak in the courts of appeals in healthcare provider merger cases, the Eighth Circuit affirmed the Federal Trade Commission's ("FTC") bid to enjoin Sanford Health's acquisition...more

Akerman LLP - Health Law Rx

FTC Prevails in Physician Merger Case Before the 8th Circuit

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The 8th Circuit Court of Appeals recently handed the Federal Trade Commission another appellate victory in its efforts to curtail anticompetitive mergers in the healthcare industry, affirming the FTC’s earlier District Court...more

Robinson+Cole Health Law Diagnosis

FTC Intervenes in Physician Practice Acquisition in North Dakota

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On June 22, 2017 the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) filed an administrative complaint and a request for a preliminary injunction in federal court to block a proposed physician practice acquisition in North Dakota (the...more

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