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Washington Becomes First State to Require Premerger Notification Filing

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Washington AG Nick Brown announced that Washington is the first state to require companies to file a premerger notification with the state AG’s office concurrently with the federal filing required under the Hart-Scott-Rodino...more

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Washington and Colorado Enact Uniform Premerger Notification Laws: What Businesses Need to Know About The New Era in State AG...

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As of July 27, Washington State is now the first state to enact a uniform antitrust premerger notification law, and as of August 6, 2025, Colorado will be the second. Both new notification laws are similar, as they are...more

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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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State-Level Merger Scrutiny Grows: Washington, Colorado Lead Expansion of State Premerger Notification Laws

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Earlier this year, Washington state enacted a version of the nascent Uniform Antitrust Pre-Merger Notification Act (the Uniform Act), which is slated to take effect on July 27....more

MoFo Life Sciences

Key Developments in MedTech M&A: Momentum Despite Macroeconomic Uncertainty

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2024 was a challenging year for M&A activity in the medical technology (“MedTech”) industry. Although some sectors experienced a rebound in deal volume, MedTech dealmakers were disproportionately affected by a difficult...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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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

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Private Equity Investment in Health Care Providers and Technology – 2025 Midyear Outlook

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As of mid-2025, private equity (PE) investors remain intensely interested in health care services and technology companies despite higher borrowing costs, heightened regulatory scrutiny, and an increasingly complex state...more

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Oregon Governor Signs Law Aggressively Restricting Private Equity Investment in Medical Practices

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*UPDATE* Oregon Senate Bill 951, described in the alert below originally published on May 30, 2025, was signed into law by Oregon Governor Tina Kotek on Monday, June 9, and will apply to all new investments beginning January...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

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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

Sheppard Mullin Richter & Hampton LLP

Guarding Against the Unknown: M&A Due Diligence of AI Companies in Data-Sensitive Sectors

M&A in the AI sector is redefining deal risk, especially when sensitive data is involved. As AI companies power breakthroughs in biotech, healthcare, defense, and critical infrastructure, the stakes for companies acquiring...more

Rivkin Radler LLP

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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NY Department of Health Provides Guidance Regarding Material Transactions Law

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Under the Material Transactions Law, certain health care entities involved in a transaction that increases gross, in-state revenue to at least $25 million must provide written notice of the transaction to the New York State...more

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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

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Washington Enacts “Mini-HSR” Law, Expanding State-Level Premerger Filing Requirements

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On April 4, Washington became the first state to adopt the Uniform Premerger Notification Act (Act) when Washington Governor Jay Inslee signed the bill into law. The new statute imposes state-level premerger filing...more

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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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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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NYS Reinforces Its Scrutiny Over Healthcare Transactions

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We recently discussed increasing state regulation of healthcare mergers and acquisitions in the face of the current Administration’s clear policy of federal deregulation. We noted that 15 states had implemented oversight laws...more

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NY Department of Health Issues Clarifying FAQs on Healthcare Transaction Notice Law

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Earlier this month, the New York State Department of Health (DOH) released its first formal guidance under Public Health Law (PHL) Article 45-A, the state’s recently enacted healthcare transaction notice law. Issued in the...more

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New York Department of Health Issues Guidance Clarifying the Scope of its Health Care Transaction Law

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This month, nearly two years after the passage of New York’s health care transaction law, N.Y. Pub. Health Law § 4550 et seq. (described in our previous Alert), the New York State Department of Health (“DOH”) released...more

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Unclaimed Property Laws and the Health Industry: Square Peg, Round Hole

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Likely due to the tremendous number of healthcare mergers, acquisitions, and private equity deals that have been taking place, the industry has recently been the target of multistate unclaimed property audits. This increased...more

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[Podcast] Health Law Diagnosed – Understanding the New Massachusetts Health Care Market Review Law

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In the latest episode of Health Law Diagnosed, host Bridgette Keller discusses the new Massachusetts Health Care Market Review Law and what this means for health care providers, investors, and other key stakeholders. She is...more

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