The Health Care Market Oversight (HCMO) program reviews health care business deals, like mergers and acquisitions, to make sure they won’t harm people and communities in Oregon.
This transaction is currently undergoing comprehensive review. OHA has requested more information from the entities. The review period is currently paused until the entities provide the requested information.
OHA has published the following reports and communications to date:
Community Review Board
OHA has formed a community review board for this transaction. Community review boards are temporary groups formed solely to provide input to OHA about a particular health care business deal. The community review board has two key roles:
- Help OHA understand how a deal could affect people and communities in Oregon.
- Make a recommendation about whether OHA should approve a deal to proceed as planned, apply conditions to the deal, or disapprove the deal.
Upcoming meetings
May 9, 2024: 10:00 am - Noon (Pacific)
Join by phone: (669) 254-5252
Meeting ID: 160 897 7536
May 15, 2024: 1:00 - 3:00 pm (Pacific)
Join by phone: (669) 254-5252
Meeting ID: 161 972 5885
Past meetings
Public Hearing April 24, 2024: 1:00 - 3:00 pm (Pacific)
Health Care Entity Conflicts of Interests
ORS 415.501(15)(e) directs OHA to post to its website information about potential or perceived conflicts of interest among executives and members of the board of Kroger, Albertsons, and C&S Wholesale. To date, no conflicts of interest have been disclosed or surfaced in OHA’s review of the proposed transaction.
April 10, 2024: 1:30 - 3:30 pm (Pacific)
April 4, 2024: 10:00 am - Noon (Pacific)
Application process
OHA is no longer accepting community review board applications for this transaction. For more information about the community review board application process, see the following materials:
One-page Transaction Summary
Filings and Submissions
Public Comments
OHA is accepting public comments throughout the review period. To submit a public comment about this transaction, please email
hcmo.info@oha.oregon.gov and include the word "Kroger" in the subject line of your message.