Foreword

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FOREWORD

The Section of Antitrust Law of the American Bar Association is

pleased to present to the antitrust and health care communities the second

edition of the Health Care Mergers and Acquisitions Handbook. This

handbook provides guidance regarding how courts and the U.S. antitrust

agencies analyze and review mergers in the health care industry.

This handbook addresses the issues that antitrust practitioners and

their clients face in planning, executing, and litigating transactions in the

health care field. Specifically, this handbook details antitrust agency

policy and case law with respect to hospital, physician practice, and

health plan transactions.

The Section of Antitrust Law is grateful to the lead editor of this

publication, Michael H. Knight, and his co-editor Michael Gleason, who

applied their substantial experience regarding health care transactions to

the publication and who likewise devoted extensive time and effort to the

handbook’s preparation. We believe this handbook provides a practical

and valuable resource to antitrust and health care practitioners and their

clients.

February 2018

Jonathan Jacobson

Chair, Section of Antitrust Law

American Bar Association

2017-2018