Lexology December 18, 2025
Highlights
- In 2025, there was heightened bipartisan scrutiny of healthcare consolidation at the state level, with a focus on the corporate practice of medicine and private equity investments.
- At the same time, the Federal Trade Commission implemented significant changes to Hart-Scott-Rodino Act filing requirements and broadened its enforcement spotlight from only private equity groups to all stakeholders in the healthcare industry.
- This Holland & Knight alert provides an overview of these actions and what they could mean for stakeholders moving into 2026.
As 2025 comes to a close, Holland & Knight antitrust and healthcare attorneys are analyzing how federal and state scrutiny of healthcare consolidation has reshaped the industry and providing intelligence on how to navigate 2026. The...







