The Federal Trade Commission (FTC). (In Brief).(hospital merger program)(Brief Article)

From: Healthcare Financial Management | Date: October 1, 2002 | Copyright information

The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) has put Federal review back near the top of hospital merger partners' lists of concerns. The FTC Bureau of Competition announced the formation of the Merger Litigation Task Force to "reinvigorate" the commission's hospital merger program. Inclu...

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