Statehouses are flooded with proposals to regulate private-equity healthcare mergers, as lawmakers begin their 2025 legislative sessions with renewed efforts to check corporate consolidation in the medical sector. At least six state legislatures have introduced bills in the past two weeks to curtail—or demand more information about—corporate healthcare mergers, with several of the measures specifically targeting private-equity transactions. Peter Hanoian, a partner in the private-equity group at law firm Goodwin, said bans on private-equity healthcare deals still appear to be a tough sell politically, while transparency laws look more viable. “I think California showed that an outright ban on private equity is not going to catch on across the country,” he said to The Wall Street Journal. “But there will be more of a focus going forward on transparency.