Pennsylvania HB2115 establishes health care antitrust regulations and civil penalties for anticompetitive conduct.

Pennsylvania HB2115 amends Title 12 of the Pennsylvania Consolidated Statutes to add a chapter on health care antitrust. The bill aims to ensure vigorous competition in health care markets by requiring notice of material health care transactions to the Office of Attorney General. This includes mergers, acquisitions, and contracting affiliations between health care facilities, health care facility systems, and provider organizations. The Office of Attorney General is authorized to enforce the chapter, bringing civil actions to obtain declaratory judgments, injunctions, and treble damages.

Pennsylvania HB2115 establishes health care antitrust regulations and civil penalties for anticompetitive conduct.

Pennsylvania HB2115 amends Title 12 of the Pennsylvania Consolidated Statutes to add a chapter on health care antitrust. The bill aims to ensure vigorous competition in health care markets by requiring notice of material health care transactions to the Office of Attorney General. This includes mergers, acquisitions, and contracting affiliations between health care facilities, health care facility systems, and provider organizations. The Office of Attorney General is authorized to enforce the chapter, bringing civil actions to obtain declaratory judgments, injunctions, and treble damages.