Provider groups back Hackensack Meridian Health, Englewood Health’s appeal against merger delay September 28, 2021 Auto Bot American Hospital Association, Federal Trade Commission, Hackensack Meridian Health, hospitals, Legal, merger, New Jersey, News 0 The American Hospital Association and Association of American Medical Colleges have filed an amicus brief in support of the New Jersey health systems that are appealing a court decision to delay their merger following a legal challenge from the FTC.