Supreme Court: Hospital Merger Not Immune Under State Action

In his Antitrust column, Elai Katz, a partner of Cahill Gordon & Reindel, reviews recent developments including a ruling that the state action doctrine did not shield the combination of two Georgia hospitals from FTC scrutiny because the state did not clearly articulate a policy empowering the local hospital authority to undertake mergers that will substantially lessen competition.

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