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Jefferson’s CEO boasted of beating IBC executives if his system could merge with Einstein

Jefferson Health CEO Stephen Klasko also likened saving Hahnemann to doing CPR on dead dinosaurs. The comments came out last week in federal court.

It will soon be up to a federal judge in Philadelphia to decide if Thomas Jefferson University, shown hear in April, will be allowed to acquire Einstein Healthcare Network over the objections of the Federal Trade Commission. The regulators say the deal would give Jefferson too much power in the marketplace and enable it to raise prices for people covered by private insurance.
It will soon be up to a federal judge in Philadelphia to decide if Thomas Jefferson University, shown hear in April, will be allowed to acquire Einstein Healthcare Network over the objections of the Federal Trade Commission. The regulators say the deal would give Jefferson too much power in the marketplace and enable it to raise prices for people covered by private insurance.Read moreELIZABETH ROBERTSON / Staff Photographer