With a string of comeback wins, the Federal Trade Commission has proved it’s still capable of foiling healthcare consolidation it deems out of bounds—even though most of the deals it fights these days are wrapped in the flag of reform.
A federal appeals court on Nov. 1 handed the FTC a big victory Oct. 31 when it revived its effort to challenge a proposed merger of Advocate Health Care and NorthShore University HealthSystem in Chicago’s northern suburbs.
