Illinois' New Premerger Notification Law for Health Care Transactions: A Conversation with Elizabeth Maxeiner, Antitrust Bureau Chief, Illinois Attorney General's Office

Health care antitrust is becoming an increasingly prevalent issue at the state level. Effective January 1, 2024, Illinois’ new premerger notification law requires parties to certain health care transactions to provide 30 days prior notice to the state before consummating certain M&A transactions. Herb Allen, Shareholder, Polsinelli PC, speaks with Elizabeth Maxeiner, Antitrust Bureau Chief, Illinois Attorney General's Office, about what motivated the new law, the kinds of health care transactions that are subject to the new law and the materiality thresholds, what parties can expect when completing a filing, and what might prompt closer scrutiny of a transaction. From AHLA’s Antitrust Practice Group. Essential Legal Updates, Now in AudioAHLA's popular Health Law Daily email newsletter is now a daily podcast, exclusively for AHLA Comprehensive members. Get all your health law news from the major media outlets on this podcast! To subscribe and add this private podcast feed to your podcast app, go to americanhealthlaw.org/dailypodcast.Stay At the Forefront of Health Legal EducationLearn more about AHLA and the educational resources available to the health law community at https://www.americanhealthlaw.org/.