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UK: CMA finds concerns in mental health merger

By  |  August 23, 2017

On Wednesday the UK’s antitrust authority said Wednesday that Universal Health Services’ £377 million (US$410 million) buy last year of Cambian Group’s adult services division has been found to hurt competition in certain parts of the country.

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    The Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) released the provisional findings of its investigation into the merger.

    In a statement the CMA said, “The inquiry group conducting the phase 2 investigation found that clinical commissioning groups, as the main customers of these types of hospitals, would face a reduction in choice, quality or value as a result of the merger when seeking to refer male patients in the East Midlands and female patients in the West Midlands suffering from long-term mental illness.”

    As well as the provisional findings, a notice of possible remedies has been published which outlines ways the companies could address these competition concerns, including the sale of hospitals in the affected areas.

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