FTC reiterates opposition to controversial Indiana hospital merger

Healthcare DIVE March 18, 2025
Rebecca Pifer

Terre Haute Regional Hospital may be forced to close if it’s not acquired by Union Health, the hospitals argue in their latest request for a COPA. The FTC does not agree.

Dive Brief:

• The Federal Trade Commission on Monday again asked Indiana’s health department to reject Union Hospital’s proposed buy of Terre Haute Regional Hospital on the state’s western border, alleging it would raise costs and worsen outcomes for patients and lower wage growth for hospital workers.
• Union Hospital is trying to acquire Terre Haute Regional from its current owner, for-profit hospital giant HCA Healthcare, under a “certificate of public advantage,” or COPA, a mechanism that makes it easier for potentially anticompetitive mergers to pass antitrust review.
• Union refiled...

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