The Federal Trade Commission said it will challenge the proposed merger between two Philadelphia-area hospital systems as the deal could reduce competition, resulting in raised prices in both Philadelphia and Montgomery counties.
The FTC issued an administrative complaint to block the proposed merger of Jefferson Health and Albert Einstein Healthcare Network. The two are leading providers of inpatient general acute care hospital services and inpatient acute rehabilitation services in the Philadelphia and Montgomery counties, Pennsylvania.
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