It is a crime, a violation of antitrust law, to conspire to allocate a market, thus driving up the price. It is particularly egregious when the conspiracy involves the market for medical care for cancer treatment.
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Medical Practice Admits Guilt. Pays $100 Million. Physician President Now Indicted.
It’s a crime, a violation of antitrust law, to conspire to allocate a market, thus driving up price. It’s particularly egregious when the conspiracy involves the market for medical care for cancer treatment.
FTC Challenge to Sandford Health/Mid Dakota Clinic Physician Group Merger and the Lesson for You – Medical Group Minute
Like a bear emerging from its long winter nap, the Federal Trade Commission is hungry to enforce antitrust law.
FTC Challenge to Sanford Health/Mid Dakota Clinic Physician Group Merger and the Lesson for You – Podcast
Like a bear emerging from its long winter nap, the Federal Trade Commission is hungry to enforce antitrust law in the healthcare sector.
FTC Challenge to Sanford Health/Mid Dakota Clinic Physician Group Merger and the Lesson For You
Like a bear emerging from its long winter nap, the Federal Trade Commission is hungry to enforce antitrust law in the healthcare sector, including, notably, in connection with monopolization through mergers in the market for physician services. In 2017, the FTC challenged the proposed merger of physician group Mid Dakota Clinic into Sanford Health, an…
An Antitrust Exemption for Physicians? – Podcast
Major League Baseball has an antitrust exemption. It also has a level playing field. The players, as employees, can collectively bargain.
An Antitrust Exemption for Physicians?
Health insurers have an antitrust exemption in respect of coordinated gathering of data for ratemaking. The playing field isn’t particularly level. Physicians can’t share pricing information or collectively bargain for payment rates.
We’re in a Recession, but Don’t Believe Everything You Read in the Press
We’re in a recession—but not all narratives are accurate. Physicians need to interpret economic headlines with informed skepticism.