High Court Rules Against Georgia Hospital Merger

Bulletin TodayBy Mark Sherman of The Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The Supreme Court has dealt a setback to a deal between two private companies that left one as the owner of the only two hospitals in a southwestern Georgia city. The justices ruled unanimously Tuesday that lower courts improperly dismissed complaints that the merger, aided by a public hospital authority, created a monopoly in hospital services in Albany, Ga. The Federal Trade Commission tried to block the deal by arguing …