Bill > HB2115

This bill amends Pennsylvania law to establish new provisions for health care antitrust, aiming to ensure robust competition in healthcare markets and protect consumers. It requires parties involved in significant health care transactions, such as mergers or affiliations between healthcare facilities, systems, or provider organizations, to notify the Office of Attorney General (OAG) at least 120 days in advance. This notification requirement applies even to transactions not covered by the federal Hart-Scott-Rodino Act, which is a federal law requiring premerger notification for certain large business acquisitions. The bill defines key terms like "acquisition," "contracting affiliation," and "material change" to clarify what types of transactions trigger these notification requirements. The OAG can then investigate these transactions for potential anticompetitive conduct and consumer harm, and if violations are found, can seek civil penalties of at least $100,000 per violation, injunctions, divestiture of assets, and recovery of damages, attorney fees, and costs. The bill also mandates cooperation between state agencies and the OAG in enforcing these provisions and clarifies that these remedies are in addition to any other available legal remedies.

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https://www.palegis.us/legislation/bills/2025/hb2115