On Monday morning, the Federal Trade Commission quietly added a sentence to its web page dedicated to the Commission's challenge of a proposed merger of two health systems in Philadelphia's northern suburbs, Thomas Jefferson...more
The acting Chief of Staff at the Department of Justice's Antitrust Division, John Elias, testified at the House Committee on the Judiciary's hearing into "political interference and threats to prosecutorial independence." In...more
Last week, the Department of Justice and Federal Trade Commission released for public comment proposed updated guidelines for vertical merger enforcement....more
We thought you might be interested in a short summary of a workshop the FTC recently held on the impact of certificates of public advantage on healthcare markets. ...more
Starting January 1, 2020, hospitals, health systems, and many other healthcare providers must give notice to the Attorney General 60 days in advance of closing certain transactions. ...more
The assistant attorney general in charge of DOJ’s Antitrust Division, Makan Delrahim, on September 25, 2018, revealed the Division’s plans to revise its merger review process to shorten the review time period. ...more