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Dialysis & Nephrology Digest - July 2024

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FTC Investigates Major Dialysis Providers Over Anticompetitive Practices - The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) is investigating DaVita and Fresenius Medical Care, the largest U.S. dialysis providers, for potentially using...more

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Federal Suit by Ohio Physicians Challenging Noncompete Agreements Dismissed for Lack of Antitrust Standing

On April 29, 2024, a federal judge in the Southern District of Ohio dismissed a lawsuit brought by a group of physicians accusing the health-care provider Adena Health System of anticompetitive conduct, including through the...more

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Nevada is Latest State to Enhance Oversight of Health Care Transactions

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On October 1, 2021, Nevada will join a handful of states that are actively seeking to monitor the growth and impact of health care transactions in their states, and will also designate specific contracting practices viewed as...more

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Med-Staff Newsletter - January 2020 | VOL 4

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With the New Year comes new medical staff leaders and a new set of growing pains. Contrary to what many of us believe, some simple steps can lessen the pain. ...more

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[Webinar] Getting The Deal Through: Navigating Antitrust Scrutiny Of Health System Deals And Beyond - November 12th, 12:00 pm ET

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According to a new report by the Health Care Cost Institute, nearly three-quarters of 112 metropolitan areas across 43 states have “highly concentrated” hospital markets—showing a rise of such areas from 67% in 2012 to 72% in...more

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Eighth Circuit Affirms Preliminary Injunction Blocking Physician Practice Acquisition in North Dakota

On June 13, 2019, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit affirmed a preliminary injunction granted to the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) and North Dakota Attorney General (NDAG) blocking the proposed acquisition of...more

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Antitrust Enforcement Update: Spotlight on Physician Transactions

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At both the state and federal level, antitrust enforcement agencies continue to pursue successful challenges to physician practice transactions. This article summarizes two recent enforcement actions, as well as a new state...more

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FTC Prevails in Physician Merger Case Before the 8th Circuit

The 8th Circuit Court of Appeals recently handed the Federal Trade Commission another appellate victory in its efforts to curtail anticompetitive mergers in the healthcare industry, affirming the FTC’s earlier District Court...more

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Healthcare Law Update: September 2018

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Regulation - CMS Contemplating Telemedicine Changes - The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) recently published what it described as a "major proposed rule" that covers a number of topics that could have...more

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California Sues Sutter Health Alleging Anti-Competitive Practices

California Attorney General Xavier Becerra filed a civil antitrust lawsuit in San Francisco County Superior Court on March 29, 2018 (the “Complaint”), alleging that Sutter Health (“Sutter”), one of Northern California’s...more

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Recent Developments in Antitrust Scrutiny of Healthcare-Provider Transactions

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As the trend of acquisitions of physician practices and mergers of hospitals continues, so does antitrust scrutiny of these deals. There was activity this week in three different proposed transactions that caught the...more

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Six Trends Impacting Health Care M&A in 2016

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From hospital expansions with large insurance deals to physician group consolidation, the continued outlook for health care mergers and acquisitions in 2016 is expected to be rampant. The following six factors will likely be...more

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The Deeper Dive in Texas: Recent Appellate Court Decisions Affecting Providers

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For this edition of the Deeper Dive, we travel to Texas for a look at some interesting cases involving healthcare providers decided on appeal in 2015. Some of these decisions may be surprising – and perhaps even troubling –...more

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