Three months after Idaho’s largest physician practice was acquired by the state’s largest health system, the Federal Trade Commission and Idaho’s attorney general have announced they will file a complaint against the merger. Saltzer Medical Group was bought by St. Luke’s Health System last December. The parties had been asked to delay the deal by state officials; now, the Commission voted unanimously on Tuesday that it will file a complaint to block the acquisition. According to reports, the state’s attorney general will also join the FTC in court. While it is rare that the federal government would take action against such a deal, it is even more rare, say reports, that the healthcare providers are standing up to the FTC’s challenge.
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