The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) announced today that it is seeking public comments on a proposed study of the effectiveness of the FTC’s orders in merger cases where it ordered a divestiture or other remedy. The proposed study would update a 1999 report issued by the FTC that evaluated consent orders …
FTC Approves Divestiture of Medical Center as Part of Acquisition Settlement
December 20, 2014 Leave a Comment
The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) approved an application by Community Health Systems (CHS) to sell Carolina Pines Regional Medical Center and its associated assets in Hartsville, South Carolina to Capella Healthcare, Inc. The sale is one of two divestitures required by the FTC to settle allegations that …
Goliath Defeats David in Ohio Hospital Suit
October 29, 2014 Leave a Comment
It’s a real dog-bites-man story: Ohio’s eighteen hundred-bed Premier Health System came out on top in its three-year court battle with a 26-bed specialty hospital in Dayton. On Monday the court unsealed its October 20 decision handing Premier summary judgment. Tiny Medical Center at Elizabeth Park …
FTC Attacks Toothless Regulation of Dentists
October 14, 2014 Leave a Comment
Yesterday the United States Supreme Court heard argument in a case of national importance to health professions and the state boards that regulate them. The case, North Carolina Board of Dental Examiners v. FTC, addresses the question whether a state dental board can be guilty of antitrust violation. Remember …
Solo Doc Lacks Antitrust Standing, Says Seventh Circuit
March 13, 2014 Leave a Comment
Dr. Fisher is a solo family practitioner in Oshkosh. He had been on the Aurora Hospital medical staff for a decade when the hospital adopted a 24/7 coverage rule requiring doctors to provide 24/7 coverage, either personally or through back-up by another staff member. Dr. Fisher, of course, could not be …
The FTC and Ohio AG Challenge Hospital Acquisition
February 14, 2011 Leave a Comment
The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) and the Ohio Attorney General (Ohio AG) are challenging the acquisition by Toledo, Ohio-based ProMedica Health Systems (ProMedica) of St. Luke’s Hospital, a formerly independent general acute-care hospital in Lucas County, Ohio (St. Luke’s). In connection with the …