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Transactions & Valuation Issues

The Federal Trade Commission's new majority is primed to more aggressively combat consolidation in the healthcare industry after successfully challenging four hospital mergers, according to a July 18 report from the Kaiser Family Foundation.

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Auburndale, Mass.-based Atrius Health and Optum, the provider arm of UnitedHealth Group, benefit from a mutual relationship; according to the Boston Globe, Atrius’s model was a shining example of what healthcare could be.

Several hospitals and health systems are pursuing merger and acquisition deals, and a few transactions have been called off in recent months. 

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