Appeals Court Ruling Gives FTC Merger Challenges New Life - McDermott Will & Emery

Appeals Court Ruling Gives FTC Merger Challenges New Life

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Jeffrey Brennan said that a federal appeals court’s upholding of the Federal Trade Commission’s strategy to challenge hospital mergers by focusing on insurers, not patients or choice options, shows that “the FTC is still a formidable hurdle for parties to deal with if they’re in highly concentrated markets.”