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NewsJudge rules against FTC for Phoebe Putney merger to proceed
In a win for the hospital operator, a U.S. Court of Appeals on Friday ruled against the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) in favor of Phoebe Putney Health System to continue a hospital merger in Read more...
FTC blasts another hospital merger
The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) is taking another strong stance, challenging the merger of ProMedica Health System in Toledo and St. Luke's Hospital in Maumee, both in Ohio. The FTC is arguing Read more...
Hospital fights FTC to purchase medical center
In an ongoing battle with the Federal Trade Commission (FTC), Albany, Ga.-based Phoebe Putney Memorial Hospital yesterday announced it filed briefs with the 11th Circuit Court of Appeals to go Read more...
Legal hurdles in ACO process to dissuade participants
The legal challenges associated with accountable care organizations (ACOs) might dissuade healthcare institutions, providers, and payers from hopping on the bandwagon, according to an article in The Read more...
DoJ, FTC: New premerger notification form easier for antitrust clearance
The Department of Justice (DoJ) and the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) last week announced changes to the premerger notification form, aimed at streamlining the merger and acquisition process. Read more...
Do ACOs violate antitrust laws?
Despite growing concerns about their legality, most accountable care organizations (ACOs) will not violate antitrust laws, said Gail Kursh, JD, deputy chief of the legal policy section of the Read more...
FTC: Antitrust bill would lead to higher costs
A proposal in the Texas state legislature that would exempt state-certified healthcare collaboratives--those organizations composed of hospitals, physicians, and other healthcare providers--from Read more...
Georgia hospital deal scrutinized as 'monopolistic' by FTC
The Federal Trade Commission board voted unanimously Wednesday to challenge a pending deal for Albany, Ga.-based Phoebe Putney Health System to acquire Palmyra Park Hospital, also in Albany, from Read more...
Accountable Care Organizations: Draft rules and guidance released by CMS, IRS, OIG, FTC
When it rains it pours. CMS today released several hotly anticipated goodies related to Accountable Care Organizations. First and foremost, the agency published a 429-page draft that details how CMS Read more...
FTC supports full prescriptive authority for nurse practitioners in Florida
The Federal Trade Commission has voiced its support of a bill to reduce Florida's current supervision requirements on nurse practitioners, calling it "a pro-competitive improvement in the law." In a Read more...
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