To embed, copy and paste the code into your website or blog: After a years-long run of successfully challenging hospital mergers, the Federal Trade Commission (“FTC”) has voted to withdraw an appeal related to its attempt to block the merger of two healthcare providers in the greater Philadelphia area, Jefferson Health (“Jefferson”) and Albert Einstein Healthcare Network (“Einstein”). The FTC initially brought this action against Jefferson and Einstein in February 2020, claiming the transaction would reduce competition.[i] In December 2020, the Eastern District of Pennsylvania ref...