Hospital Merger Losses Could Prod FTC To Rethink Markets

By Jeff Zalesin · June 14, 2016, 9:11 PM EDT

An Illinois federal judge's Tuesday refusal to block a Chicago health system combination puts the Federal Trade Commission on a rare losing streak in hospital merger cases, and experts are anxious...

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Case Information

Case Title

Federal Trade Commission et al v. Advocate Health Care Network et al

Case Number

Court

Illinois Northern

Nature of Suit

410(Anti-Trust)

Date Filed

December 21, 2015

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