On October 15, 2025, the California Hospital Association (CHA) filed suit against the California Office of Health Care Affordability (OHCA) (and affiliated defendants) over claims that OHCA’s spending targets are arbitrary, irresponsible and single out hospitals, and will severely disrupt hospital services, starving hospitals of needed resources. The California Legislature created OHCA in 2022 and [...] The post California Hospital Association Files Suit Against OHCA Spending Targets appear...| The Source on HealthCare Price and Competition
On September 5, 2025, the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) announced it would dismiss its appeal of a 2024 court ruling that had determined that the FTC’s attempt at creating a federal noncompete ban had exceeded the FTC’s authority. Ending the legal defense of the noncompete ban effectively ends any chance of the ban going into [...] The post FTC Announces it Will Not Appeal Ruling Against Noncompete Ban appeared first on The Source on HealthCare Price and Competition.| The Source on HealthCare Price and Competition
On Saturday, Sept 18, 2024, Governor Gavin Newsom vetoed California AB 3129, legislation that would have created a requirement for the Attorney General to review and give approval before private equity groups could buy into certain health care facilities and providers (previously reported on by The Source). In his veto message, the Governor stated that the Office of Health Care Affordability (OHCA), established in 2022, “was created as the responsible state entity to review proposed heal...| The Source on HealthCare Price and Competition