Bradley Smutek

Jul 26, 2024 | businesslawtoday.org | Barbara Sicalides |Drew Mann |Julian J. Weiss |Bradley Smutek

A Texas federal court dismissed the lawsuit of the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) against private equity (PE) firm Welsh, Carson, Anderson & Stowe (Welsh Carson), while allowing to proceed the agency’s challenge against U.S. Anesthesia Partners (USAP), in a case challenging a series of acquisitions of anesthesia providers.[1] Background Rather than directly employ anesthesiologists, many hospitals contract with outside anesthesiologists or anesthesia groups to ensure around-the-clock access...