The Federal Trade Commission Has a Safety Zone Whereby It

question 57

True/False

The Federal Trade Commission has a safety zone whereby it will not challenge the merger of acute care hospitals of a certain size and average daily census, but it does not apply if the hospital is less than five years old.

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Net Income

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