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Barak Richman: ACOs should not involve collaboration of rivals
The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services will soon release a proposed rule that defines accountable care organizations in far greater detail. To get a better sense of what kind of proposals
ACO verdict reveals antitrust risks to specialists
Physicians involved in accountable care organizations (ACOs) should be careful not to abuse their roles as gatekeepers of services, as illustrated by a recent $40 million antitrust judgment against a
Feds address legal concerns about ACOs
With the concept of accountable care organizations (ACOs) gaining steam among physicians and hospitals, several parties have sought reassurance from the Federal Trade Commission that the alliances do
DOJ, FTC issue new horizontal merger guidelines
With merger-and-acquisition activity among hospitals picking up speed from coast to coast, the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) and the Department of Justice (DOJ) last week issued revised horizontal
SPOTLIGHT: Could health reform move strip health plans of federal antitrust protection?
The American Medical Association, for one, has been complaining loudly about the concentration of health plan power in major U.S. markets for some time now, but despite its lobbying power doesn't
DOJ accepts hospitals' joint purchasing agreement
The U.S. Department of Justice has decided to offer no challenge to a proposal by two hospitals to enter into an exclusive joint purchasing agreement for some of their medical and surgical supplies.
