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DoJ, FTC differ on antitrust rules for ACOs
The Justice Department and Federal Trade Commission are butting heads over which agency should get to enforce antitrust laws that affect the formation of accountable care organizations, the New York
ACO conundrum: Market consolidation could push prices up
What can be done to prevent accountable care organizations from becoming monopolies that push prices up? That's a question government officials are wrestling with, the Fiscal Times reports. At least
Highmark used anti-competitive actions in 'precedential' case
Highmark illegally conspired to reduce competition, raise prices and gain a monopoly on the Pittsburgh region's healthcare industry, according to a newly reinstated antitrust lawsuit against the
Government will keep a close eye on health plan mergers
In an attempt to curb any potential monopolies within the health insurance industry, Department of Justice antitrust chief Christine Varney said on Tuesday that the Obama administration would "not
