Tag: Healthcare
Patient Outcomes vs. Competition: Squaring the Circle in FTC v. St....
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Kent Bernard, Sep 30, 2014
Whether the District Court decision in FTC v. St....
The St. Luke’s-Saltzer Antitrust Case: Can Antitrust and Health Care Reform...
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Monica Noether, Apr 29, 2014
Earlier this year, a federal judge sided with the...
The Changing Health Care Sector: Tough New Challenges for Antitrust Enforcers
Robert Leibenluft, Jul 17, 2012
The past few years have been marked by increased consolidation among health care providers. Hospitals are merging with each other,...
The Changing Health Care Sector: Tough New Challenges for Antitrust Enforcers
Robert Leibenluft, Jul 16, 2012
The past few years have been marked by increased consolidation among health care providers. Hospitals are merging with each other,...
Competition Advocacy at the Federal Trade Commission: Recent Developments Build on...
Tara Isa Koslov, Aug 14, 2012
Section 5 of the Federal Trade Commission Act broadly empowers the Federal Trade Commission ("FTC" or "Commission") to prevent...
Why a Reduction in Health Care Costs Per Se May be...
Rosa Abrantes-Metz, Jul 27, 2012
There is nearly universal agreement that a restructuring of the health care system is required, particularly with regard to the...
Between the ACA and Antitrust Enforcers: A Rock and a Hard...
David Pearl, Toby Singer, Jul 17, 2012
With the Supreme Court having resolved the constitutionality of the individual mandate component of the Patient Protection and...
Competitor Collaborations in Health Care: Understanding the Proposed ACO Antitrust Review...
Tasneem Chipty, May 12, 2011
Health care markets involve a complex interaction of facilities, physicians, and health plans to deliver patient care. Under ideal circumstances,...
A Not So Modest Proposal? The FTC/DOJ Proposed Statement of Antitrust...
David Pearl, Toby Singer, May 12, 2011
On March 31, 2011, the Federal Trade Commission and the Antitrust Division of the Department of Justice (the...
ACOs And Antitrust Enforcement: Familiar Rules Raise New Concerns
Daniel Bachner, Mark Popofsky, Jane Willis, May 12, 2011
On March 31, 2011, the Federal Trade Commission ("FTC") and the U.S. Department of Justice ("DOJ")...