Preface
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PREFACE
The Section of Antitrust Law’s goal with the second edition of the
Health Care Mergers and Acquisitions Handbook is to provide a
comprehensive and objective guide to the antitrust issues faced in health
care transactions. Few industries in the United States have received
more attention from the popular press and antitrust authorities than health
care. Whether in response to business or legislative and regulatory
pressures, health care companies have increasingly looked to transactions
as a means to achieve cost savings, quality improvement, and population
health management. At the same time, the antitrust agencies have
promised robust enforcement in health care markets. The collision of
these forces led to many significant legal developments in recent years,
and also made producing an up-to-date treatment of these issues
challenging. As a result of these important developments in the health
care industry, this second edition bears little resemblance to the first
edition.
To achieve our goals for this publication required substantial
resources from members of the antitrust bar. As detailed below,
approximately 20 individuals participated in preparing this handbook.
I would first like thank the lead editor of this publication, Michael H.
Knight, and his co-editor Michael A. Gleason. Each made substantial
contributions and extensive time commitments to producing an objective
and thorough publication that was rewritten in full. In addition, this
publication would not have been possible without the contribution of the
following individuals who drafted, researched, revised or edited various
parts of the handbook: Zachary Aldridge, Chelsea Black, James Camden,
Sara Clingan, Aimee DeFilippo, Anthony Ferrara, Kenneth Field,
Michael Gleason, Dale Grimes, Nathaniel Harris, Ryan Leske, John
Magruder, Mark W. Nelson, Jeffrey Perry, Lisa Peterson, Daniel Powers,
Sara Razi, Amy N. Roth, Alexandra Saper, Hillary Webber, and Stephen
Wu. Their efforts involved extensive research and careful drafting to
develop a thorough and practical resource. Special thanks also goes to
the members of the Books and Treatises Committee, particularly co-chair
Kay Lynn Brumbaugh and vice chairs Mark Nelson and Jon Lutinski.
Finally, we also would like to thank the administrative staff members at
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