South Carolina hospitals abandon merger following COPA reversal and FTC opposition

Ben Remaly

13 April 2021

Prisma Health Baptist Hospital (Credit: Shutterstock/Nolichuckyjake)

South Carolina healthcare provider LifePoint Health has ditched plans to sell three of its hospitals to Prisma Health after a state court said the deal was not immune from antitrust scrutiny and the Federal Trade Commission raised concerns the merger would harm competition.

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South Carolina hospitals abandon merger following COPA reversal and FTC opposition

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