January 2024

TL/DR - In 2023, the U.S. Department of Justice Antitrust Division and the Federal Trade Commission prioritized antitrust enforcement in health care, challenging mergers and changing health care policies. They challenged several significant provider and payer mergers, including John Muir Health/Tenet Healthcare, Louisiana Children’s/HCA, and…

TL/DR - Medical Mutual has agreed to acquire Toledo-based health insurance firm Paramount Health Care, with the deal set to close by 1 May, subject to regulatory approval. Paramount, owned by non-profit ProMedica, offers a variety of insurance plans and serves more than 385,000 health and dental plan members. Medical Mutual is a larger provider,…

TL/DR - Thousands of uninsured, undocumented immigrants in Maryland could potentially gain access to private health insurance through the state’s marketplace, pending renewed efforts by some members of the House of Delegates. The proposed Access to Care Act would prompt the Maryland Health Benefit Exchange to file a federal waiver allowing…

TL/DR - Former IRS contractor, Charles Edward Littlejohn, was sentenced to five years in prison for leaking the tax information of former President Donald Trump and thousands of wealthy individuals to news outlets between 2018 and 2020. Judge Ana Reyes handed down the maximum sentence, citing the crime's attack on the US system of government and…