April 12, 2012
OSF Healthcare System and Rockford Health System on Thursday reluctantly agreed to abandon their proposed merger following last week's decision by an Illinois federal judge to grant a preliminary injunction to the Federal Trade Commission temporarily blocking the deal.
April 05, 2012
An Illinois federal judge on Thursday granted the Federal Trade Commission's move for a preliminary injunction blocking the proposed merger of two Illinois hospitals, finding the FTC made its case about the potential for high levels of market concentration.
January 30, 2012
Health insurer Coventry Health Care Inc. said Friday that OSF Healthcare System's contempt motion related to a December document request is merely an attempt to block information that could damage the hospital group's proposed acquisition of a rival hospital.
November 18, 2011
Federal trade regulators on Friday moved to block a proposed merger between between two Illinois hospital systems, claiming the deal would stifle competition among hospitals and doctors in northern Illinois and lead to higher prices for patients and local businesses.