FTC Affirms ALJ's Decision

On Aug. 6, 2007, the FTC unanimously affirmed an earlier ALJ decision concluding that the merger by Evanston Hospital and Glenbrook Hospital with Highland Park Hospital substantially lessened competition in violation of Section 7 of the Clayton Act. Although the FTC’s decision affirmed the ALJ’s ruling, the FTC did not adopt the divestiture remedy ordered by the ALJ and, instead, ordered that the merged hospital system establish separate managed care negotiating teams for the member hospitals.

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