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Pennsylvania House Bill Takes Aim at Private Equity in Health Care

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Both the CentePending legislation in the Pennsylvania General Assembly seeks to limit the impact of private equity on health care in Pennsylvania. House Bill 1460, titled the “Health System Protection Act,” passed with...more

Cozen O'Connor

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

DLA Piper

A Growing State of Oversight: How States are Continuing to Reshape (and restrict) Healthcare Transactions and Private Equity...

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State governments are increasingly introducing new laws regulating healthcare transactions in an effort to thwart the level of influence that private equity firms and other corporate investors have on healthcare providers. To...more

Mintz - Health Care Viewpoints

Oregon Law Restricts Common Management Service Organization – Professional Entity Structure

On June 9, 2025, Oregon Governor Tina Kotek signed into law Oregon Senate Bill 951 (Oregon CPOM Law), further expanding Oregon’s prohibition on the corporate practice of medicine (CPOM) doctrine. The stated purpose of the...more

Pullman & Comley - Connecticut Health Law

Three Bills Affecting Health Care Transactions That Will Not Be Signed into Law This Year

Members of the health care community may recall that the 2025 legislative session of the Connecticut General Assembly started out with Governor Lamont signing into law an emergency certificate of need (CON) process for...more

Goodwin

Health Headlines: May 2025

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On May 14, 2025, Pennsylvania State Sen. Tim Kearney and State Rep. Lisa Borowski introduced legislation addressing private equity and corporate interests in healthcare. Pennsylvania Gov. Josh Shapiro is touting the companion...more

Greenbaum, Rowe, Smith & Davis LLP

Legal Risks and Challenges for Private Equity in Healthcare Acquisitions

Private Equity (PE) firms continue to be significant players in U.S. healthcare, acquiring assets across various sectors such as physician practices, home health, behavioral health, and urgent care. However, recent legal...more

Parker Poe Adams & Bernstein LLP

New FTC Consent Order Against Health Care-Focused Private Equity Firm Has Antitrust Implications

Last week, the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) approved a final consent order with a private equity firm focused on health care and technology to resolve allegations of anticompetitive practices in two anesthesiology markets...more

Holland & Knight LLP

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

Mintz - Health Care Viewpoints

Private Equity Group and Hedge Fund Bills Continue Through the California Legislature

California legislative activity focused upon private equity group and hedge fund health care transactions continues notwithstanding California Governor Gavin Newsom’s veto last fall of California Assembly Bill 3129 (AB-3129)....more

Cozen O'Connor

Pennsylvania Perspective for Thursday, May 15, 2025

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PA Health Care at Risk: Medicaid Cuts, Hospital Closures, Oversight Battles -While Governor Josh Shapiro (D) and former Pennsylvania U.S. Senator Bob Casey warned this week that proposed federal Medicaid cuts could leave...more

Bass, Berry & Sims PLC

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

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Antitrust & Competition Healthcare Quarterly Update Q1 2025

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While M&A activity has slowed in the tail end of the first quarter of 2025, including in healthcare, there have been several noteworthy developments in the antitrust space in the first 100 days of the Trump Administration. ...more

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Quarterly Healthcare Transactions Review: Unveiling the Latest Industry Mergers and Acquisitions

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Ankura is pleased to present an overview of healthcare services transactions announced or closed during Q4 2024 in the United States. Total transactions decreased by 10.4 percent in the fourth quarter of 2024 after decreasing...more

Hogan Lovells

Indiana implements new ownership reporting requirements, authorizes health entity market concentration investigation - Proposal to...

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On May 6, 2025, Indiana state enacted HB 1666, which modifies Indiana’s existing transaction law to exempt certain practitioner-owned practices, grants the Attorney General additional authority to investigate health care...more

Paul Hastings LLP

Check-Up and Diagnosis: The Ongoing Scrutiny of Private Equity Healthcare Investments

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In 2024 alone, over 676 private equity firms and related investors acquired healthcare companies or related assets. The growing influence of private equity in the healthcare industry has not gone unnoticed on either of the...more

Arnall Golden Gregory LLP

Healthcare Authority Newsletter - April 2025 #5

News Briefs - March Healthcare Data Breaches Declined 46% to Lowest Since 2022 - Healthcare data breaches appear to be on the decline for now. The HIPAA Journal reported just 58 breaches in March -- the lowest total for the...more

Axinn, Veltrop & Harkrider LLP

Five Healthcare Antitrust Topics to Watch at the Upcoming Health Care Transactions Conference in Nashville

Each May, the American Health Law Association holds its Health Care Transactions Conference in Nashville, Tennessee. In addition to panels covering a wide variety of non-antitrust transactions issues (Stark Law, anyone?), we...more

Cozen O'Connor

Pennsylvania Perspective for Monday, April 28, 2025

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Hospital Closures Renew Push to Limit Private Equity in Health Care - The closure of Crozer Chester Medical Center and Taylor Hospital, resulting in over 2,600 job losses, has prompted Pennsylvania legislators to push for...more

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[Podcast] Health Law Diagnosed – Health Care Transaction Review Laws and the New Normal

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In the latest episode of Health Law Diagnosed, host Bridgette Keller discusses the evolving legislative and regulatory landscape impacting health care transactions, particularly for private equities and hedge funds. She is...more

Bass, Berry & Sims PLC

Healthcare Trends & Transactions Q1 2025

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The healthcare mergers and acquisitions (M&A) market began 2025 with a slower start than expected given the easing headwinds and building momentum at the end of last year, with the number of deals reported in Q1 lower than...more

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Texas Bills Would Implement Notice Requirements for Healthcare Transactions

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In February 2025, Texas Representative James Frank (R) and Texas Senator Kelly Hancock (R) introduced bills to implement notification requirements for healthcare transactions. House Bill (H.B.) 2747 and Senate Bill (S.B.)...more

Morgan Lewis

State Legislatures’ Continued Focus on Private Equity Transactions in Healthcare

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On the heels of significant legislative activity in 2024 when numerous state legislatures sought to expand the reach of "mini-HSR laws" by targeting healthcare transactions involving private equity firms or sponsors, state...more

Bass, Berry & Sims PLC

Connecticut and Maine Propose New Restrictions on Private Equity and REITs in Health Care Transactions

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Since our recent updates, additional bills have been introduced that, if passed, will impact transactions across the healthcare industry.  This alert contains an overview of legislation recently introduced in Connecticut and...more

Quarles & Brady LLP

The California Legislature Revisits Limitations on and Oversight of PE Involvement in the Health Care Industry

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Lawmakers in California remain dedicated to increasing oversight and placing limitations on private equity (PE) and hedge fund involvement in the health care industry. However, the jury is still out as to whether these new...more

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