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STAT February 12, 2024
Bob Herman

The FTC doubles down on private equity and Big Physician

Dominant physician groups don’t command the same attention as, say, Big Tech firms with national omnipresence like Google and Facebook. But they could severely warp the economics of local markets for patients, employers, and insurers — and Lina Khan’s Federal Trade Commission is eager to make Big Physician a lot smaller.

Last September, the FTC sued private equity firm Welsh, Carson, Anderson & Stowe and U.S. Anesthesia Partners, alleging the two parties conspired to create monopolies for anesthesia services. Both Welsh Carson and USAP have tried to get the case thrown out, but the FTC recently doubled down. The agency asked the judge last month to ignore those companies’ pleas,...

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