HHS, FTC Extend RFI Period On Private Equity Health Impacts

HHS, the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) and the Department of Justice’s Antitrust Division are extending the deadline for a request for information seeking public comment on how private equity and corporate ownership is impacting the quality of health care. Comments will be accepted through June 5. The original deadline was May 6. In a statement on the extension Wednesday (May 1), the agencies said they are seeking to understand “how certain health care market transactions may increase consolidation and generate...