AMSTERDAM -- When Nathan Littauer Hospital in Gloversville decided, in 1997, to try merging with St. Mary's Hospital in Amsterdam, the state wasn't very supportive. ... violate antitrust laws.The case went to state Supreme Court, where the hospitals' right to merge was upheld ... learned: It's not easy for hospitals to join forces with the competition ...

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