Tag: Medical
US Medical Device Maker Medtronic Faces New Antitrust Suit
A US medical resource group has recently accused Medtronic of using its size to shut down competition in the market for advanced bipolar devices.
California–based...
Analyzing The Geographic Market In Hospital Mergers: Travel Patterns Take A...
By Andrea Levine & Andy Hasty -
This article looks at recent hospital merger cases which highlight not only the importance of a properly defined geographic...
FTC v. Penn State Hershey Medical Center: Third Circuit Appeal Could...
By Pete Levitas & Bryan M. Marra -
On May 9, 2016, District Judge John E. Jones III of the Middle District of Pennsylvania denied a joint...
FTC v. St. Luke’s: Is the Efficiencies Defense Dead or Alive?
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Deirdre McEvoy, Kathrina Szymborski, Apr 27, 2015
A recent Ninth Circuit ruling holding that...
SEP-14(2)
In this issue:
Obama Care has brought a classic cost-benefit question in health care to the forefront: How to improve health care while controlling costs?...
APR-14(2)
In this issue:
This issue looks at four health issues recently argued by the FTC. First we deal with the FDA's REMS program and how...
Healthcare Merger Antitrust Review: Increased Scrutiny for Any Provider Merger
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David Balto, James Kovacs, Jul 24, 2015
For nearly the last decade, there has...
St. Luke’s-Saltzer: Where Does the Ninth Circuit Opinion Leave Quality-Enhancing Provider...
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Monica Noether, Apr 27, 2015
On February 10, 2015, the Ninth Circuit Court of...
The Affordable Care Act Efficiencies Defense in Section 7 Cases: FTC...
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Kent Bernard, Apr 27, 2015
In an earlier article commenting on the District Court...
Is the Affordable Care Act the Catalyst to Merger Efficiency Reform?...
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Andrew Mann, George Paul, Dec 31, 2014
Recently, the Obama Administration has reshaped the...