FTC Seeks Public Input on Proposed Consent Agreement Over Alleged Anticompetitive Practices in Texas Anesthesia Market
February 15, 2025
February 15, 2025
WASHINGTON, Feb. 15 (TNSFR) -- The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) has announced a proposed consent agreement involving Welsh, Carson, Anderson & Stowe, a private equity firm accused of monopolizing hospital-based anesthesia services in Texas through its control of U.S. Anesthesia Partners, Inc. (USAP).
The FTC alleges that Welsh Carson orchestrated a strategy to acquire competing anesthesia groups in Houston, Dallas, Austin, and other Texas markets, leading to price increases t . . .
The FTC alleges that Welsh Carson orchestrated a strategy to acquire competing anesthesia groups in Houston, Dallas, Austin, and other Texas markets, leading to price increases t . . .