Hospital mergers are worth discussing, but “too often the criticism is far from rigorous” and “more like an echo chamber,” which does a “disservice to our communities and the millions of consumer who rely on hospitals and health systems for their care,” write AHA General Counsel Melinda Hatton and others in an AHA Stat Blog post.

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The AHA Feb. 24 commended recent remarks made by Federal Trade Commission Chairman Andrew Ferguson on Feb. 20, in which he said the commission should bring…
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The U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Texas Feb. 12 vacated a final rule by the Federal Trade Commission that changed premerger notification…
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Physicians are increasingly choosing to be employed instead of running their own small practices. Though a far higher percentage of physicians remain in…
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The Department of Justice March 27 announced it is launching an Anticompetitive Regulations Task Force to advocate for “the elimination of anticompetitive…
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A report released Jan. 9 by Kaufman Hall highlights hospital and health system merger and acquisition activity from last year.  The report said that…
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The U.S. Chamber of Commerce Jan. 13 filed a lawsuit against the Federal Trade Commission, saying changes made by the FTC to premerger notification rules under…