High hopes Bomber Hard-working Science Hill wrestlers strikes ranked second in state. B1 New York. 4A Johnson City Press TRI-CITIES, TENNESSEE | johnsoncitypress.com TUESDAY, DECEMBER 12, 2017 | $1.00 Hospitals waiting to set a merger date that protects it close until the FTC cordially con- tight-lipped about their findings, Mountain States, Wellmont marriage held up by from antitrust ducted a 30-day review. the merger still appears to be on Federal Trade Commission concerns about monopoly scrutiny. Tennessee approved its track. Early during the Certificate of Public Advantage in “The investigation is still open, By Sue Guinn Legg System from merging is an offi- process, hospital September, followed by Virginia and we are aware that the state of PRESS STAFF WRITER cial closing date. executives Alan Department of Health Tennessee has yet to officially
[email protected] Hospital officials expect the Levine and Bart Commissioner Marissa Levine issue the COPA certificate. That’s merger to close sometime before Hove said they approving a Cooperative about as much as we have to say With the Federal Trade Jan. 31, at which time the reached an agree- Levine Agreement on Oct. 30, the day the right now,” FTC Senior Public Commission’s 30-day review now Tennessee Department of Health ment with FTC FTC review commenced. Affairs Specialist Betsy Lordan complete, the only thing sepa- will grant the merged system, to officials that, if the merger was Thirty days later, on Nov. 29, is said in an email to the Johnson rating Mountain States Health be called Ballad Health, a approved in Virginia and when the review concluded, and City Press.