Thomas Jefferson University Hospital,Philadelphia
PHILADELPHIA—The Federal Trade Commission has joined theCommonwealth of Pennsylvania in seeking to block the proposedmerger of Philadelphia's two major health care providers— Jefferson Health and Albert EinsteinHealthcare Network.
The FTC reported on Thursday it had filed administrativecomplaint alleging that the proposed merger would reducecompetition in both Philadelphia and Montgomery counties. The FTCalso stated that it would seek a temporary restraining order and apreliminary injunction to prevent Jefferson Health and AlbertEinstein Healthcare Network from completing the merger. The FTC,jointly with the Pennsylvania Attorney General, stated it wouldfile a complaint in federal district court against the mergerdeal.
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John Jordan
John Jordan is a veteran journalist with 36 years of print and digital media experience.
