Fierce Healthcare April 28, 2023
U.S. Representatives Pramila Jayapal (Washington) and Victoria Spartz (Indiana) introduced bipartisan legislation to step up federal antitrust oversight of nonprofit hospitals.
The Stop Anticompetitive Healthcare Act would give the Federal Trade Commission authority to investigate nonprofit hospitals for anticompetitive behavior.
Nonprofits make up more than 48% of all hospitals in the country, or about 2,900 facilities. Presently, the FTC has jurisdiction to review all hospital mergers but is barred from enforcing antitrust laws against what it deems to be anticompetitive practices of nonprofit groups. Despite bipartisan support, the bill has helped reintroduce debate regarding the effects of hospital mergers on patient care.
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