Federal and state regulators’ push for more information on potential cross-market hospital mergers is setting up a showdown that could slow or potentially scuttle the increasingly common combinations. Regulators are asking for more information from insurers and employers that work with organizations pursuing transactions between hospitals that are at least 50 miles apart, merger and acquisition advisers said. In many cases, the Federal Trade Commission has worked with state regulators to suss out the potential effects of cross-market hospital consolidation, the advisers added.
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Source: https://www.modernhealthcare.com/mergers-acquisitions/cross-market-hospital-mergers-ftc-data