#285 Is It All Connected? Exploring Cross-Market Theories of Harm in Healthcare Mergers

Federal and State antitrust authorities have started to take closer looks into mergers of hospitals that are in different geographic areas. What are the theories of harm behind such investigations, and what does the economics literature have to say about those cross-market theories? Join Anora Wang and Jeny Maier as they hear from leading healthcare economist Cory Capps about recent academic research and agency activities on this front. Listen to this episode if you want to learn more about cutting-edge thinking in healthcare mergers. With special guest: Cory Capps, Partner, Bates White Economic Consulting Related Links: Cory Capps, Leyla Karakas, & Tetyana Shvydko, Cross-Market Mergers: Theories of Harm and Limiting Principles (2023)  Greg Vistnes, Cross-Market Hospital Mergers: Assessing Likely Harm and Implications for Government Action (2023) Hosted by: Jeny Maier, Axinn, Veltrop & Harkrider LLP and Anora Wang, Arnold & Porter Kaye Scholer LLP