State action to oversee consolidation of health care providers

State action to oversee consolidation of health care providers

Collection:
Health Policy and Services Research
Series Title(s):
Issue brief (Milbank Memorial Fund)
Author(s):
Montague, Alexandra D., author
Gudiksen, Katherine L., author
King, Jaime S., author
Contributor(s):
Milbank Memorial Fund, issuing body.
Publication:
New York, NY : Milbank Memorial Fund, August 2021
Language(s):
English
Format:
Text
Subject(s):
Antitrust Laws
Government Regulation
Health Facility Merger
State Government
United States
Genre(s):
Technical Report
Abstract:
While federal oversight over health care provider transactions is crucial, state Officials--working independently or alongside federal antitrust enforcers--must work to protect competition in health care markets across the country. Currently, significant variation exists among state legal and administrative frameworks that can be used to review proposed health care transactions for potential anticompetitive harm. Based on an analysis of state merger review practices in all 50 states, this brief describes the variation among state review practices to identify the key elements of a comprehensive state merger review framework. To protect competition and consumers from the anticompetitive effects of consolidation, state regulators need broad pretransaction notice; sufficient time to review transactions using substantive review criteria; the ability to approve, conditionally approve, or block transactions administratively; and the means to oversee conditionally approved transactions.
Copyright:
Reproduced with permission of the copyright holder. Further use of the material is subject to CC BY license. (More information)
Extent:
1 online resource (1 PDF file (15 pages))
Illustrations:
Illustrations
NLM Unique ID:
9918350584606676 (See catalog record)
Permanent Link:
http://resource.nlm.nih.gov/9918350584606676