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- PublicationsFTC Issues RFI on Anti-Competitive Regulations2 minute read
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Key Changes in Finalized Antitrust Merger Guidelines- PublicationsFTC Continues Investigation into PBM Practices2 minute read
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Firm AnnouncementsThree Epstein Becker Green Attorneys Cited for Noteworthy Thought Leadership in JD Supra 2024 Readers’ Choice Awards4 minute read- PublicationsFTC Calls on Congress to “Modernize” HSR Act and Extend Waiting Periods2 minute read
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Antitrust Updates: Changes Affecting Merger Review and Enforcement in 2024 and Beyond
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- EventsWorkforce (re)newed: Epstein Becker Green's 42nd Annual Workforce Management Briefing2 minute read
- PublicationsBeyond Civil Enforcement2 minute read
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- PublicationsA 20-Year Consent Order Prohibiting the Use of Non-Compete Agreements2 minute read
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- Firm AnnouncementsFive Epstein Becker Green Attorneys Receive 2023 JD Supra Readers’ Choice Awards for Noteworthy Thought Leadership3 minute read
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- BlogsDOJ Withdraws Long-Standing Support for Antitrust Enforcement Policy Statements in Health Care9 minute read
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How Will Biden’s Executive Order Impact Future Hospital Mergers?
- PublicationsCommissioner Wilson Issues Strong Comments to Antitrust Bar2 minute read
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Are Vaccine Passports the Key to Reopening?
- PublicationsFTC Loses Disgorgement Remedy Under 13(b) of the FTC Act3 minute read
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- PublicationsDistinguishable Products and Tying Claims in Health Care Markets3 minute read
- PublicationsFTC Annual Review Shows Focus on Health Care2 minute read
- Media CoveragePatricia Wagner Quoted in “Pharmacies Score Customer Data in Vaccine Effort. Some Are Crying Foul.”3 minute read
- PublicationsMerger Reviews Likely to Address More Expansive—and Possibly New—Theories of Harm4 minute read
- PublicationsHart-Scott-Rodino Reporting Thresholds Adjusted Downward2 minute read
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- PublicationsFTC’s Retrospective Study of Health Care Facility and Physician Group Mergers3 minute read
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- PublicationsRecap: Top 10 Antitrust Issues in 20204 minute read
- BlogsHITECH Act Amendment Incentivizes Adoption of NIST and Other Recognized Cybersecurity Safeguards as a Defense or Mitigation to HIPAA Enforcement4 minute read
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- PublicationsFTC Commissioners Question Use of Divestiture as an Effective Merger Remedy2 minute read
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- BlogsCCPA Updates for Late 20203 minute read
- PublicationsFTC Moves to Revamp and Increase Merger Retrospective Reviews2 minute read
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- PublicationsBe Mindful of Overlapping Officers and Directors2 minute read
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- EventsDisclosures to Media: Privacy & Security Considerations for Managing Compliance Risk amid COVID-19, Part 32 minute read
- PublicationsWhy the Heartburn Over an Antitrust Safety Zone?3 minute read
- PublicationsDo the New FTC/DOJ Vertical Merger Guidelines Provide Clarity?3 minute read
- PublicationsCongressional Pressure Builds for Increased Antitrust Scrutiny of Vertical Mergers3 minute read
- BlogsAddressing Data Privacy and Security Provisions in COVID-19 Related Service Provider Agreements and Beyond10 minute read
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- BlogsFace or Fingerprint? The DEA Revisits Biometric Identifiers for e-Prescribing Controlled Substances4 minute read
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- Media CoverageBloomberg Law "Weekend Read" Features Epstein Becker Green Insights on Coronavirus Telehealth Coverage and Privacy Under Medicare2 minute read
- PublicationsINSIGHT: Key Medicare Telehealth, HIPAA Changes During Coronavirus Pandemic2 minute read
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- PublicationsRecap: Top 10 Antitrust Issues in 20193 minute read
- PublicationsUse of a Common Agent Can Raise Antitrust Concerns3 minute read
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- PublicationsAntitrust Compliance with Transition Planning for Merging Parties2 minute read
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- PublicationsThe Failing Firm Defense Is an Absolute Defense to an Otherwise Anticompetitive Merger3 minute read
- EventsCulture + Compliance + Innovation = HR and Legal's Formula for Tomorrow's Workforce: Epstein Becker Green's 38th Annual Workforce Management Briefing3 minute read
- PublicationsThe Numbers Are In: The Recently Released Hart-Scott-Rodino Annual Report for Fiscal Year 2018 Provides an Overview of Antitrust Merger Enforcement3 minute read
- PublicationsIdentifying 4(c) and 4(d) Documents for HSR Filings3 minute read
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- BlogsProposed Amendment to California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA) Reaffirms Employer Notice Requirement and Employee Private Right of Action for Failure to Implement Cybersecurity Safeguards to Take Effect January 1, 20204 minute read
- PublicationsFTC Submits Comments on Proposed “Information Blocking” Rule in Effort to Protect Market Competition3 minute read
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Trends in Cybersecurity of Medical Devices: Thought Leaders in Health Law Video Series- PublicationsFTC Schedules Final Hearing on Competition and Consumer Protection3 minute read
- PublicationsNot-for-Profit Hospitals and Enforcement of Section 5 of the FTC Act3 minute read
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- PublicationsRetrospective Antitrust Reviews Loom Over Vertical Health Care Transactions3 minute read
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- Firm AnnouncementsEpstein Becker Green Attorneys John Steren and Patricia Wagner Receive JD Supra Readers' Choice Award4 minute read
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- PublicationsConspiracies and Trade Associations2 minute read
- Media CoverageAntitrust Byte Cited in "Mergers May Require ASC Divestment — Read This to Know What's in Store"2 minute read
- PublicationsDivestiture Process for Mergers2 minute read
- PublicationsEarly Termination of HSR Waiting Period Is Not Available During Government Shutdown2 minute read
- PublicationsRecap: Top 10 Antitrust Issues in 20183 minute read
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- BlogsOCR Requests Comments on Ways to Modify HIPAA3 minute read
- PublicationsJoint Development of Specialized Clinical Services3 minute read
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- BlogsFTC Announces Hearings on Consumer Privacy and Data Security3 minute read
- PublicationsAntitrust Concerns with Standard-Setting Programs3 minute read
- PublicationsWill the FTC Match DOJ’s Efforts to Speed Up Merger Reviews?3 minute read
- BlogsOCR and ONC Update Their Security Risk Assessment Tool2 minute read
- PublicationsNot-For-Profit Exemption from HSR's Filing Requirements2 minute read
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- PublicationsDOJ's Antitrust Division Reiterates Its Stance Against Conduct-Related Remedies2 minute read
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- PublicationsUsing Efficiencies as a Procompetitive Defense for a Merger3 minute read
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- Media CoveragePatricia Wagner Quoted in "Educate Staff on Criminal Prosecution Risk"2 minute read
- PublicationsUnderstanding the "Failing" and "Flailing" Firm Defenses to a Hospital Merger3 minute read
- PublicationsWhat to Expect When the FTC Wins a Request for a Preliminary Injunction3 minute read
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- PublicationsAntitrust Safety Zone for Mergers Involving Small Hospitals2 minute read
- PublicationsProviding Discounted Drugs to Employees, Retirees, and Dependents2 minute read
- EventsHealth Plan Alliance: Government Programs and Risk, Compliance, Privacy & Security Value Visit2 minute read
- PublicationsUsing a Messenger Model3 minute read
- EventsDCPCA: Security Risk Assessment for Meaningful Use1 minute read
- PublicationsFinancial Integration: A Means to Avoid Antitrust Risk3 minute read
- PublicationsProvider Participation in Price and Cost Surveys3 minute read
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- BlogsHow Will the New California Consumer Privacy Act of 2018 Affect Your Business?5 minute read
- PublicationsHealth Care Industry Vertical Transactions: Expect Intensified Antitrust Reviews Despite Recent Government Setback8 minute read
- PublicationsAntitrust Analysis of Vertical Agreements in Multiprovider Health Care Networks3 minute read
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- PublicationsAntitrust Analysis of Competitor Collaboration Agreements3 minute read
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- PublicationsAnnual HSR Report: No New Challenges to Hospital or Ambulatory Surgery Center Mergers in 20172 minute read
- PublicationsIs Your Agreement Non-Exclusive in Name Only?3 minute read
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- Media CoverageRobert Hudock, Patricia Wagner Quoted in "Cybersecurity Costs Could Prompt Future Hospital Mergers"2 minute read
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Trends in Antitrust: Thought Leaders in Health Law Video Series
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- PublicationsNotes from a Law Firm Chief Privacy Officer: Insider Risks2 minute read
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- BlogsOCR Pronouncement on Ransomware Breach Notification May Make You "Wanna Cry"4 minute read
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Trends in Digital Health: Thought Leaders in Health Law Video Series
- Media CoveragePatricia Wagner Quoted in "Business Associates No Longer Second to Covered Entities as OCR Increases Focus"2 minute read
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- Media CoveragePatricia Wagner Quoted in "When Asked, Covered Entities Must Give Patients Records by Email"1 minute read
- EventsPrivacy and Wearables - Wearables Crash Course Webinar Series2 minute read
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- Media CoveragePatricia Wagner Quoted in "FDA Guidance on Device Data Sharing Aligns With HIPAA: Attorney"2 minute read
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- EventsHighlighting HIPAA: Current Trends in Enforcement and Compliance4 minute read
- Media CoveragePatricia Wagner Quoted in Article, "Varying Degrees of Consolidation: Why Creativity Matters in Hospital Transactions"2 minute read
- Media CoveragePatricia Wagner, Carrie Valiant, and Robert Hudock Quoted in Article, "Attorneys' Advice to Covered Entities: Comply With HIPAA Complaint Investigations"3 minute read
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- PublicationsHEALTH REFORM: Overview of Methodology for Determining PSA Shares for Accountable Care Organizations Participating in the Medicare Shared Savings Program11 minute read
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- Media CoveragePatricia Wagner Comments on Antitrust Issues with IPAs1 minute read
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- Media CoveragePatricia Wagner Quoted On Proposed New Merger Guidelines For Health Industry1 minute read
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