As summarized in the July 9, 2021 King & Spalding Client Alert, President Biden issued an executive order on July 9, 2021 designed to enhance competition across multiple sectors of the U.S. economy. One of the order’s key...more
7/14/2021
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The White House announced today that President Joe Biden issued an expansive executive order designed to enhance competition across multiple sectors of the U.S. economy, including healthcare, technology, internet service,...more
On March 3, 2021, DOJ filed a proposed settlement to resolve its lawsuit challenging Geisinger Health’s (Geisinger) partial acquisition of Evangelical Community Hospital (Evangelical). DOJ filed a complaint against the two...more
After a years-long run of successfully challenging hospital mergers, the Federal Trade Commission (“FTC”) has voted to withdraw an appeal related to its attempt to block the merger of two healthcare providers in the greater...more