Lexology July 9, 2020
Mergers and acquisitions in the health care industry present unique challenges that are not often present when undertaking transactions in other industries. Because of health care’s highly regulated nature, parties may falter if a health care transaction is not reviewed and negotiated carefully with respect to all of the components of health care regulation.
Teaching hospitals present a unique set of challenges and opportunities in health care transactions. A transaction involving a teaching hospital has the potential to positively impact significant post-transaction revenue, provided that the factors needed for teaching hospital reimbursement are maintained. This article outlines the advantage that teaching hospitals enjoy in the fraud and abuse context, and describes select hospital graduate medical education (“GME”) funding issues that...