The Connecticut Attorney General reached an agreement with Hartford Healthcare to address antitrust concerns in the acquisition of Manchester Memorial and Rockville General hospitals from Prospect Medical. The agreement includes conditions to limit cost increases, waive physician non-compete clauses, and maintain medical staff privileges to protect competition and physician mobility. This resolves the antitrust review under the state's notice of material change statute.
The agreement requires Hartford Healthcare to limit cost increases at Manchester Memorial and Rockville General hospitals for two years, waive non-compete clauses in physician contracts to allow mobility within 90 days, maintain privileges for physicians who move to other systems, and keep an open medical staff.
In-house legal teams should review contracts involved in healthcare acquisitions to ensure they incorporate antitrust compliance measures, include provisions for cost controls such as limits on reimbursement increases, protect physician mobility by waiving or limiting non-compete clauses, and maintain medical staff access. They should also consider state-specific requirements like Connecticut's notice of material change statute and ensure ongoing reporting or compliance programs as required by such agreements.
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HealthcareOfficial Press Release
https://portal.ct.gov/ag/press-releases/2025-press-releases/attorney-general-tong-announces-agreement-with-hartford-healthcare
20251226 hhc agreement of assurances executed.pdf?rev=ea2c8a
https://portal.ct.gov/-/media/ag/press_releases/2025/20251226-hhc-agreement-of-assurances-executed.pdf?rev=ea2c8a0bc05443228701b046de43db5c&hash=81EFFA813352E503FC2F4846B321DC74
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"the state’s “notice of material change” statute"
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