Biden Administration Continues Antitrust Crusade With New Merger Guidelines

Listen to Health Affairs' Jessica Bylander and Kathleen Haddad discuss the recently-released merger guidelines from the Federal Trade Commission and its potential impacts on the health care industry.

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