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Lee Simowitz Discusses Antitrust in the Healthcare Industry

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BakerHostetler partner Lee Simowitz spoke as part of the panel, “Negotiating the antitrust minefield,” during Modern Healthcare’s Virtual Conference and Expo, “Building Tomorrow’s Delivery Model: Forging a Path to Value,” on October 15. The Affordable Care Act is driving ever-increasing rates of consolidation in the healthcare industry. But even as hospitals and health systems explore … Continue Reading

Don’t Pop the Cork Just Yet—Growing Criticism of Massachusetts AG’s Settlement with Partners Healthcare Just Might Send the Parties Back to the Drawing Board

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After touting a proposed settlement with Partners HealthCare (Partners) that supposedly would “fundamentally alter [Partners’] negotiating power for 10 years and control health costs across [Partners’] entire network,” Massachusetts Attorney General (AG) Martha Coakley is now playing defense trying to fend off criticism of the deal that just might send the parties back to the drawing board.  … Continue Reading

Buckle Up—Unwinding Phoebe Putney’s Acquisition of Palmyra Down in Georgia May End Up Being Back on the Table

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Almost one year ago, Federal Trade Commission (FTC) agreed to settle its antitrust challenge of Phoebe Putney Health System’s (Phoebe Putney) acquisition of Palmyra Medical Center (Palmyra) without requiring divesture or any other remedial relief. That settlement came after the FTC ran the table in the Supreme Court with a unanimous decision, and convinced a … Continue Reading

Let The Rejoicing Begin, Or Not—Massachusetts AG’s Settlement With Partners Healthcare Is No Harbinger of Things to Come

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After almost half a dozen years of investigating Partners HealthCare’s (Partners) contracting practices and its proposed acquisitions of two competing hospital systems, Massachusetts Attorney General (AG) Martha Coakley announced a “final resolution” that she says “will fundamentally alter [Partners’] negotiating power for 10 years and control health costs across [Partners’] entire network.” But before you … Continue Reading

Healthcare Providers Face Increasing Financial Pressure and Bankruptcy Risk

By Marc E. Hirschfield and Marc Skapof on Posted in Uncategorized
The health of the healthcare industry can be summarized as follows: as go federal reimbursement rates, so goes the financial viability of healthcare providers, whether hospitals, nursing homes or medical practices. These declining reimbursement rates, combined with the uncertainty surrounding implementation of the Affordable Care Act (ACA), have put especially severe strains on middle-market healthcare … Continue Reading

What the WTP? The Rise of Merger Simulation in Hospital Transactions

By Jonathan Lewis and Lee Simowitz on Posted in Uncategorized
If you are a health system or hospital thinking about a potential transaction and your lawyers haven’t spoken with you about hospital merger simulation, then maybe you should be talking with someone else. What is hospital merger simulation? In recent years, the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) has come to rely more heavily on hospital merger … Continue Reading

A Look Back at 2013

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In this posting: A Look Back at 2013 Antitrust and Competition Policy, Advocacy and Legislative Strategy Development FDA and Life Sciences Privacy and Data Protection Enforcement and Compliance Transactions and Finance Reimbursement, Licensing and Certification Fraud and Abuse Laws Tax-Exempt Organizations Honors and Recognition Was it the number 13? There’s an old superstition about the … Continue Reading

Webinar to Offer Lessons Learned From FTC Investigations and Challenges of Healthcare Provider Transactions

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Join BakerHostetler antitrust attorneys for an in-depth look at FTC investigations into hospital and physician transactions. The webinar will take place on Wednesday, February 26, 2014, from 12:30 p.m. – 1:30 p.m. ET. Topics will include: —Insights from a former FTC Commissioner involved in nearly 30 healthcare enforcement actions while at the Commission —Latest statistics … Continue Reading
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