Recently, the Federal Trade Commission ("FTC") faced major losses in challenging hospital mergers. However, it is clear that the FTC is not backing down, especially given its tendency to conclude that proposed efficiencies do not outweigh the chance of lessening competition.
In July of this year, the FTC abandoned a challenge to the proposed merger of St. Mary's Medical Center and Cabell Huntington Hospital in West Virginia after state authorities had changed West Virginia law and approved the merger despite the FTC's objections. This year as well, the FTC failed to enjoin the Penn ...
Health care providers, life sciences companies and other entities subject to regulation by the Food and Drug Administration ("FDA") or the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services ("CMS") should be aware that the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services ("HHS") is increasing the maximum civil monetary penalty amounts that may be assessed by the agency.
The new maximum adjusted penalty amounts may have a significant impact on entities that violate or fail to meet mandatory reporting requirements set by FDA or CMS. Of the 299 enumerated increased fines, 137 fines (45.8%) have ...
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