North Carolina Huse Bill 737, which would give more regulatory oversight in planned healthcare mergers and acquisitions, is back on the negotiating table, per Becker’s.
As the state legislature nears a summer adjournment, the previously shelved bill has resurfaced amid criticism from local regulators about the lack of transparency and late notice of healthcare deals, such as the December merger of Charlotte, N.C.-based Atrium Health and Downers Grove, Ill.-based Advocate Aurora Health.
One of the requirements of the bill would be more public accountability of health systems planning such transactions.
