Fed appeals Hershey-Pinnacle merger ruling, putting it in limbo again

The Federal Trade Commission said Wednesday it will appeal a federal judge's denial of a preliminary injunction that would have halted the merger of Penn State Milton S. Hershey Medical Center and PinnacleHealth System. On Monday, a Harrisburg-based federal judge had ruled against the the FTC's arguments that the merger will result in a monopoly that will lead to higher health care costs for people in the Harrisburg region.