In the second quarter, federal and state antitrust enforcers continued their intense scrutiny of consolidation in the healthcare market by implementing new initiatives and laws designed to gather additional information...more
9/20/2024
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Algorithms ,
Antitrust Division ,
Antitrust Provisions ,
Conspiracies ,
Corporate Practice of Medicine ,
Criminal Conspiracy ,
Department of Justice (DOJ) ,
Federal Trade Commission (FTC) ,
Health Care Providers ,
Horizontal Mergers ,
Industry Consolidation ,
Market Participants ,
Mergers ,
Monopolization ,
Price Manipulation ,
Price-Fixing ,
Private Equity ,
Quality of Care Standards
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..Requires parties to provide notice to the Vermont Attorney General (“VT AG”) for transactions involving Vermont hospitals that are acquiring medical practices.
..The parties must provide 90 days...more
6/21/2024
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Compliance ,
Corporate Practice of Medicine ,
Covered Entities ,
Covered Transactions ,
Health Care Providers ,
Healthcare Facilities ,
Hospitals ,
Mergers ,
New Legislation ,
Notice Requirements ,
Physicians
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..Parties must obtain approval from the Rhode Island Attorney General (“RI AG”) and Department of Health (“DOH”) for certain transactions involving Rhode Island hospitals.
..Under the statute, the RI...more
6/21/2024
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Compliance ,
Corporate Practice of Medicine ,
Covered Entities ,
Covered Transactions ,
Health Care Providers ,
Healthcare Facilities ,
Hospitals ,
Mergers ,
New Legislation ,
Notice Requirements ,
Physicians
Key Takeaways -
..Requires parties to provide notice to the New York Department of Health (“NYDOH”) of certain transactions involving “health care entities”.
..The parties must provide 30 days notice before closing to...more
6/21/2024
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Compliance ,
Corporate Practice of Medicine ,
Covered Entities ,
Covered Transactions ,
Health Care Providers ,
Healthcare Facilities ,
Hospitals ,
Mergers ,
New Legislation ,
Notice Requirements ,
Physicians
Key Takeaways -
..Requires parties to seek approval from the Oregon Health Authority (“OHA”) for certain healthcare mergers, acquisitions, affiliations and other transactions involving “health care entities”.
..Under...more
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..Requires parties to provide notice to the Washington Attorney General (“WA AG”) for certain transactions involving hospitals, hospital systems, and provider organizations, as well as transactions...more
6/21/2024
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Compliance ,
Corporate Practice of Medicine ,
Covered Transactions ,
Health Care Providers ,
Healthcare Facilities ,
Hospitals ,
Mergers ,
New Legislation ,
Notice Requirements ,
Physicians
Key Takeaways -
..Requires parties to provide notice to the Minnesota Department of Health (“MDH”) and the Minnesota Attorney General (“MN AG”) to determine whether certain mergers, acquisitions, purchases, or sales...more
6/20/2024
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Compliance ,
Corporate Practice of Medicine ,
Covered Transactions ,
Health Care Providers ,
Healthcare Facilities ,
Hospitals ,
Mergers ,
New Legislation ,
Notice Requirements ,
Physicians
Key Takeaways -
..Requires parties to provide notice to the Nevada Attorney General (“NV AG”) for certain transactions involving “group practices” or “health carriers” in the state.
..The parties must provide notice...more
6/20/2024
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Compliance ,
Corporate Practice of Medicine ,
Covered Transactions ,
Health Care Providers ,
Healthcare Facilities ,
Hospitals ,
Mergers ,
New Legislation ,
Notice Requirements ,
Physicians
Key Takeaways -
..Requires parties to obtain approval from New Mexico’s Office of Superintendent of Insurance (“NM Office”) for transactions involving New Mexico hospitals.
..The parties must provide 120 days notice...more
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..Requires parties to provide notice to the Illinois Attorney General (“IL AG”) for transactions involving certain health care facilities and provider organization group practices.
..The parties must...more
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..Requires parties to provide notice to the Connecticut Attorney General (“CT AG”) for certain transactions involving Connecticut group practices, as well as transactions involving a hospital, hospital...more
6/19/2024
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Affiliated-Business Arrangements ,
Compliance ,
Corporate Practice of Medicine ,
Covered Transactions ,
Health Care Providers ,
Healthcare Facilities ,
Hospitals ,
Mergers ,
New Legislation ,
Notice Requirements ,
Physicians
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..Requires parties to provide notice to the Indiana Attorney General (“IN AG”) relating to certain mergers or acquisitions between an Indiana “health care entity” and another health care entity with total...more
6/19/2024
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Affiliated-Business Arrangements ,
Affiliates ,
Corporate Practice of Medicine ,
Covered Transactions ,
Health Care Providers ,
Healthcare Facilities ,
Hospitals ,
Mergers ,
New Legislation ,
Notice Requirements ,
Physicians
The U.S. healthcare space has grown dramatically in recent years, in large part based on the significant increase in private investment. This has not gone unnoticed, and U.S. healthcare transactions are now facing increasing...more
Earlier this year, Indiana joined a growing number of states by enacting a new notification requirement for certain healthcare transactions. Indiana Senate Bill Number 9 (SB 9), effective July 1, 2024, is likely to require...more
5/21/2024
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Corporate Practice of Medicine ,
Covered Entities ,
Health Care Providers ,
Hospitals ,
Investors ,
Mergers ,
New Legislation ,
Notice Requirements ,
Physicians ,
Popular ,
Private Equity ,
State Attorneys General ,
Threshold Requirements
2023 saw a significant uptick in antitrust scrutiny and enforcement, particularly in the healthcare space. After much rhetoric and a setback in challenging state Certificate of Public Advantage (COPA) laws, the Federal Trade...more
3/12/2024
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Antitrust Division ,
Antitrust Investigations ,
Antitrust Provisions ,
Competition ,
Department of Labor (DOL) ,
Federal Trade Commission (FTC) ,
Health Care Providers ,
Healthcare Facilities ,
Hospitals ,
Mergers ,
Popular ,
Private Equity ,
Private Equity Firms
On March 5, 2024, the Federal Trade Commission (FTC), Department of Justice (DOJ), and Department of Health and Human Services (HHS, and collectively with the FTC and DOJ, the Agencies) launched a cross-government inquiry...more
Agencies drastically revise Merger Guidelines and HSR process while withdrawing long-established antitrust healthcare guidance -
The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) and Antitrust Division of the Department of Justice (DOJ,...more
8/14/2023
/ Antitrust Investigations ,
Antitrust Provisions ,
Antitrust Violations ,
Competition ,
Department of Justice (DOJ) ,
Federal Trade Commission (FTC) ,
Health Care Providers ,
Horizontal Merger Guidelines ,
Hospital Mergers ,
Hospitals ,
Popular