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45 Mitchell Hamline L. J. Pub. Pol'y & Prac. 1 (2024)

handle is hein.journals/hplp45 and id is 1 raw text is: CERTIFICATES OF PUBLIC ADVANTAGE: A VALUABLE TOOL OR
DIMINISHING ALLURE?
Abdur Raham Amin *
CONTENTS
I.       IN TR O D U C TIO N ..................................................................2
II.      BACKGROUND: A BRIEF ANTITRUST OVERVIEW ...............6
A. FEDERAL STATUTES: THE SHERMAN, CLAYTON, AND
FEDERAL TRADE COMMISSION ACTS.................................... 7
B. STATE-LEVEL ANTITRUST ENFORCEMENT ............................8
III. FEDERAL ENFORCEMENT LANDSCAPE AND POLICY
CONSIDERATIONS .........................................................................9
A.       OVERVIEW      OF THE REGULATOR ACTIVITY ................ 9
B.       STATEMENTS OF ANTITRUST ENFORCEMENT POLICIES 11
C.       ANTITRUST SAFETY ZONES...................................... 12
D.       REGULATORY PERSPECTIVE OF HOSPITAL MERGERS.. 12
IV.      CERTIFICATES OF PUBLIC ADVANTAGE (COPA).............15
A.       CERTIFICATES OF PUBLIC ADVANTAGE OVERVIEW                     .... 15
B.       STATE ADOPTION OF COPAS.................................. 17
V.       COPA CRITICISMS AND PROPOSING NEW                  SOLUTIONS ....22
A .      C O P A  R EPEALS   ..........................................................24
B.       OTHER VARIABLES TO CONSIDER FOR OPTIMIZED
O U TC O M E S..........................................................................  2 6
V I.     C O N CLU SIO N  ...................................................................30
Abdur Rahman Amin, JD, MBA, CHC graduated from Mitchell Hamline School of Law in 2023 where
he received certificates in Health Law and Health Care Compliance. He recently attained his Certified in
Healthcare Compliance (CHC) credential. Abdur was actively involved with the Health Law Society,
served as the Managing Editor for Mitchell Hamline's Journal of Public Policy and Practice, and was on
the national board for the Food Law Student Network. Abdur has a decade of experience working as a food
safety professional and is a Registered Environmental Health Specialist (REHS).

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