"If you take this to its natural extension, the FTC is invalidating hundreds and hundreds of years of a common law, of statutes being implemented on this topic," Jason Tremblay, a partner with Saul Ewing, said.
"First, in my mind, the plain text of the FTC Act clearly gives the agency the authority to promulgate rules addressing unfair methods of competition," FTC Chair Lina Khan said. Not everyone agrees.
M&A activity among health care service providers likely will remain soft over the next 12 to 18 months, with only a modest rebound from recently depressed levels.
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