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The White House’s call for revised enforcement guidance to boost competition in hospitals is likely to amplify federal scrutiny of hospital mergers, which health experts say have raised prices.
The Biden administration’s order, issued Friday, encouraged the Department of Justice and the Federal Trade Commission to review and possibly revise their merger guidelines. It highlighted the hospital consolidation, which the order said hurt consumers.
The order also called on the Department of Health and Human Services to support rules that limit surprise medical bills and require hospitals to disclose their rates. The Trump administration has ordered hospitals to announce their rates effective January 1, but many hospitals have failed to comply.
The recommendations come after the federal government has already stepped up its review of healthcare competition and pricing practices.
Last December, the Federal Trade Commission filed a lawsuit to stop Hackensack Meridian Health’s agreement to acquire the Englewood Healthcare Foundation. A Hackensack Meridian spokesperson said it was resisting the FTC’s lawsuit, but declined to comment further.
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