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