Antitrust and Health Care: Insights Into Analysis and EnforcementAmerican Bar Association, 1999 - 286 pages |
Contents
Developments in Antitrust Analysis of Physician and MultiProvider Networks | 3 |
Antitrust and Physician Unions | 57 |
Efficiencies from Physician Networks Joint Ventures and Mergers | 69 |
Geographic Market | 83 |
Product Market | 99 |
Efficiencies Analysis in Hospital Mergers | 119 |
Rethinking the Significance of Merging Hospitals NonProfit Status under the Sherman and Clayton Acts | 151 |
When Does the Per Se Rule Apply? | 181 |
Antitrust Division Health Care Task Force Recent Enforcement Actions | 201 |
Defense Techniques in Government Antitrust Investigations | 213 |
Dealing Effectively with Antitrust Enforcement Agencies | 249 |
What Will the Health Care Industry Look Like in 10 Years? The Physician Perspective on Antitrust Implications and Challenges | 263 |
The Increasing Importance of Monopoly Concerns in Health Care Antitrust Litigation and Enforcement | 271 |
Common terms and phrases
1996 Statements acute care hospitals agreement analysis Antitrust Division antitrust enforcement antitrust laws Blue Cross Business Review Letter Butterworth challenged Clayton Act clinical competing competition consent decree consent order consumers contract counsel defendants Department of Justice district court economic efficiencies employees Federal Trade Commission firm fixed cost savings for-profit FTC Staff FTC's health care health plans hospital mergers incentive Independent Practice Association inpatient integrated investigation issues joint venture litigation managed care managed care plans marginal cost market power market share merging hospitals messenger model negotiate NewCo non-exclusive non-profit hospitals not-for-profit organizations participating parties patients payers percent physician networks plaintiff Poplar Bluff practice primary care physicians profit proposed merger providers relevant geographic market relevant market relevant product market revised Merger Guidelines safety zone Section Sherman Act significant specialty Supp Trade Cas transaction United virtual merger