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FTC, DoJ consider new merger guidelines
Are you considering a merger? Be advised that the antitrust rules for such deals may be changing right out from under you. The Federal Trade Commission and Department of Justice have decided to hold... Read more...
DOJ accepts GA hospitals' joint purchasing agreement
The U.S. Department of Justice has decided to offer no challenge to a proposal by two hospitals to enter into an exclusive joint purchasing agreement for some of their medical and surgical supplies.... Read more...
American Hospital Association wants tougher reviews of health-plan mergers
The American Hospital Association--and the AMA, for that matter--isn't too happy with the rate of health plan mergers taking place in the country in recent years. Fighting such mergers hasn't been... Read more...
Bayer settles 'cash for patients' allegations for $97.5 million
Bayer HealthCare has agreed to pay $97.5 million to settle charges that its diabetes care division paid suppliers to move patients over to Bayer products from competing ones. The company admitted no... Read more...
WellCare can't file quarterly financial reports
WellCare Health Plans, already under investigation by far too many state and federal agencies, has reported to the Securities and Exchange Commission that it will be unable to file past quarterly... Read more...
CoxHealth to pay $60M to settle with feds
Springfield, MO-based health system CoxHealth has agreed to pay $60 million to resolve a myriad of charges related to its financial relationships with referring physicians and its Medicare billing... Read more...
