United States and the State of Michigan v. Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan
District Court: Eastern District of Michigan Status: Decided
In October 2010, the U.S. Department of Justice and the Michigan Attorney General filed suit against Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan alleging the insurer …
United States and the State of Texas v. United Regional Health Care System of Wichita Falls
District Court: Northern District of Texas Wichita Falls Division Status: Decided
On February 25, 2011, the Department of Justice’s Antitrust Division and the Texas Attorney General’s Office filed a complaint against, and proposed settlement with, United …
In the Matter of Renown Health, a corporation
District Court: United States of America Before The Federal Trade Commission Status: Decided
In 2012, Renown Health settled with the FTC on charges resulting from its acquisition of multiple cardiology practices in Reno, NV. The FTC announced that, …
In the Matter of Community Health Systems, Inc. and Health Management Associates, Inc.
District Court: United States of America Before The Federal Trade Commission Status: Decided
In April 2014, the Federal Trade Commission issued its final order in connection with Community Health Systems, Inc.’s proposed $7.6 billion acquisition of rival health system Health …
Federal Trade Commission and the State of Georgia v. Phoebe Putney Health Systems, Inc., et al.
District Court: United States of America Before The Federal Trade Commission; Middle District of Georgia Albany Division Status: Decided
In April 2011, the FTC challenged Phoebe Putney Health System’s acquisition of a hospital from the Hospital Authority of Albany-Dougherty County as having anticompetitive effects …
In the Matter of Keystone Orthopaedic Specialists, LLC and Orthopaedic Associates of Reading, Ltd.
District Court: United States of America Before The Federal Trade Commission Status: Decided
In December 2015, Keystone Orthopaedic Specialists, LLC, an orthopedic practice formed through a combination of six independent orthopedic practices, agreed to settle charges with the FTC …
UFCW & Employers Benefit Trust v. Sutter Health
District Court: Superior Court of California, County of San Francisco Status: Decided
In the class action of UEBT v. Sutter Health filed in California state court in San Francisco on April 7, 2014, employers and labor unions …
In the Matter of Cabell Huntington Hospital, Inc., Pallottine Health Services, Inc., and St. Mary’s Medical Center, Inc.
District Court: United States of America Before The Federal Trade Commission Status: Decided
On July 6, 2016 the FTC voted to abandon its challenge to the merger of Cabell Huntington and St. Mary’s hospitals in light of state legislation …
Federal Trade Commission and Commonwealth of Pennsylvania v. Penn State Hershey Medical Center and Pinnacle Health System
District Court: Middle District of Pennsylvania Status: Decided
On September 27, 2016, the FTC won its appeal to temporarily block the merger of the two largest hospital systems in the Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, area. In a …
United States of America v. Charleston Area Medical Center, Inc. and St. Mary’s Medical Center, Inc.
District Court: Southern District of West Virginia Charleston Division Status: Decided
On October 21, 2016, a federal district court approved a settlement between St. Mary’s Medical Center, Charleston Area Medical Center, and DOJ. The settlement prohibits …
Federal Trade Commission and State of Illinois v. Advocate Health Care and NorthShore University HealthSystem
District Court: Northern District of Illinois Eastern Division Status: Decided
The FTC successfully blocked the merger of Chicago-are Advocate Health Care and NorthShore University HealthSystems after winning its appeal to put the proposed merger on …
In the Matter of CentraCare Health System, a corporation
District Court: United States of America Before The Federal Trade Commission Status: Decided
On January 9, 2017, the FTC approved a final order settling charges that CentraCare’s acquisition of St. Cloud Medical Group, would be anticompetitive. The consent order …
Federal Trade Commission v. Shire ViroPharma Inc.
District Court: District of Delaware Status: Decided
On February 7, 2017, the FTC filed a complaint against Shire ViroPharma, alleging that the pharmaceutical company engaged in unfair method of competition and violated …
United States et al. v. Anthem, Inc., and Cigna Corp.
District Court: District of Columbia Status: Decided
On April 28, 2017, the D.C. Circuit Court of Appeals affirmed the District Court’s decision to block the proposed $54 billion merger between Anthem and …
Mountain States Health Alliance and Wellmont Health System to form Ballad Health
District Court: United States of America Before The Federal Trade Commission Status: Decided
On September 19, 2017, after more than two years of opposition from the FTC, the Tennessee Department of Health granted a certificate of public advantage …
Federal Trade Commission and State of North Dakota v. Sanford Health, Sanford Bismarck, and Mid Dakota Clinic, P.C.
District Court: District of North Dakota Western Division Status: Pending
On December 13, 2017, a federal judge for the U.S. District for the District of North Dakota granted the FTC a preliminary injunction to block …