This is the property of the Daily Journal Corporation and fully protected by copyright. It is made available only to Daily Journal subscribers for personal or collaborative purposes and may not be distributed, reproduced, modified, stored or transferred without written permission. Please click "Reprint" to order presentation-ready copies to distribute to clients or use in commercial marketing materials or for permission to post on a website. and copyright (showing year of publication) at the bottom.
Subscribe to the Daily Journal for access to Daily Appellate Reports, Verdicts, Judicial Profiles and more...

Litigation

Mar. 26, 2014

Health care consolidation getting tested on antitrust grounds

While government-sponsored health care reform sends a message to hospitals, physician groups and other providers to consolidate and streamline, attorneys looking to put together deals are worrying about intense antitrust scrutiny.


By Hadley Robinson


Daily Journal Staff Writer


Although government-sponsored health care reform sends a message to hospitals, physician groups and other providers to consolidate and streamline services, attorneys looking to put together such deals are worried about intense antitrust scrutiny that could result from the consolidation.


In a closely-watched case in Idaho, a federal judge last month sided with the Federal Trade Commission, the stat...

To continue reading, please subscribe.
For only $95 a month (the price of 2 article purchases)
Receive unlimited article access and full access to our archives,
Daily Appellate Report, award winning columns, and our
Verdicts and Settlements.
Or
$795 for an entire year!

Or access this article for $45
(Purchase provides 7-day access to this article. Printing, posting or downloading is not allowed.)

Already a subscriber?

Enewsletter Sign-up