Beth Vessel Ashleigh VanLandingham Posts "Flurry of Activity Signals FTCs Ongoing Interest in Healthcare Transactions" on Waller Healthcare Blog 

April, 2016 - Beth E. Vessel, Ashleigh VanLandingham

A number of events have occurred recently involving the Federal Trade Commission and healthcare entities. First, garnering the lead spotlight, the FTC began presenting its case in the U.S. District Court for Northern Illinois to enjoin a merger between Advocate Health and NorthShore University HealthSystem, two large Chicago-area health systems. If the transaction goes forward, it would result in a system with 15 acute care hospitals, a children’s hospital and more than 6,000 affiliated physicians. The parties also plan to introduce a health plan.

 

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