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FTC urged to extend comment period for draft merger guidelines

The AHA Aug. 1 joined the U.S. Chamber of Commerce and other organizations in urging the Federal Trade Commission to extend for at least 60 days the comment period for their draft guidance revising how they review mergers and acquisitions to determine compliance with federal antitrust laws.
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FTC Urged to Extend Comment Period for Draft Merger Guidelines

The AHA joins the U.S. Chamber of Commerce and other organizations in urging the Federal Trade Commission to extend for at least 60 days the comment period for their draft guidance revising how they review mergers and acquisitions to determine compliance with federal antitrust laws.
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Request to FTC for Extension on Proposed Rulemaking for the HSR Filing Process

Request to the Federal Trade Commission and the Department of Justice to extend the comment period to the above-referenced rulemaking (the "Proposal") for an additional 60 days.

FTC and DOJ seek comment on updated draft merger guidelines 

The Federal Trade Commission and Department of Justice July 19 released for comment through Sept. 18 updated guidance () describing how the agencies’ review mergers and acquisitions to determine compliance with federal antitrust laws.

Optum Rounds Out Its Home Health Portfolio as Competition Heats Up

UnitedHealth Group (UHG) and its information and tech-enabled health services business Optum have continued their rapid footprint expansion into home-based post-acute care services over the past 15 months.

Proposals to Reduce Medicare Payments Would Jeopardize Access to Essential Care and Services for Patients

This report provides key evidence as to why site-neutral payment policies are misguided, highlighting the substantial negative impact these policies and new legislative proposals would have on access to the care that the nation’s hospitals and health systems provide.

Setting the Record Straight: Private Equity and Health Insurers Acquire More Physicians than Hospitals Infographic

Private equity, physician groups and health insurers have acquired the vast majority of physician practices during the last five years. Percentage of acquired physicians by type, 2019-2023. Private equity: 65%; Physician Medical Groups: 14%; Health Insurers: 11%; Hospitals and Health Systems: 6%; Other Services: 4%.
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AHA Statement to House Education and Workforce Subcommittee on Competition and Transparency

Statement of the American Hospital Association

AHA shares hospital perspective for Senate hearing on health care consolidation

Mergers and acquisitions are important tools that some hospitals use to manage financial pressures and increase access to care for patients, AHA told the Senate Finance Committee in a statement submitted for a hearing June 8 on consolidation and corporate ownership in health care. 
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AHA Statement to the Senate Finance Committee on Consolidation in Health Care

American Hospital Association (AHA) statement for the record to the Senate Finance Committee to provide the hospital perspective on how hospital mergers and acquisitions can expand and preserve access to quality care.