The Federal Trade Commission (“FTC” or “Commission”) has recently taken bold measures to reshape the Commission’s enforcement priorities for review of mergers and acquisitions. The FTC shares jurisdiction over such reviews with the United States Department of Justice (“DOJ”). Accordingly, new policies have historically been adopted jointly by the FTC and DOJ. Several recent actions of the FTC, however, have been undertaken unilaterally in a stark
Read More The FTC’s Recent Unilateral Changes in Its Merger Policies Creates Both Uncertainty and Increased RiskMerger Guidelines
New Guidelines Try to Reverse Perceived “Chilling Effect’ on Network Development
Posted on
While all nine statements in the Statements of Antitrust Enforcement Policy in Health Care were re-issued by the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) and the Department of Justice (DOJ) on Aug. 28, only Statement 8 on physician network joint ventures and Statement 9 on multiprovider networks were actually revised.
The revisions to Statements 8 and 9 am intended to give health care providers greater flexibility in…
Read More New Guidelines Try to Reverse Perceived “Chilling Effect’ on Network Development