Once again, the staff of the Federal Trade Commission (“FTC”) has rebutted claims by physician groups that state legislation is needed to allow independent physicians to collaborate....more
6/12/2013 - ACOs Affordable Care Act CMS Competition FTC Medicare Physicians
After dodging an attempt by two of its competitors to stop the closing of its acquisition of Saltzer Medical Group (“Saltzer”)—a for-profit, physician-owned, multi-specialty group comprising approximately 44 physicians...more
3/19/2013 - Attorney Generals Competition FTC Healthcare Physicians
In the view of the FTC and the Justice Department, competing health care providers can contract jointly with third-party payers only if the providers integrate clinically (or financially) so that gains in efficiency and...more
2/28/2013 - FTC Joint Contracting Joint Purchasing Programs Physicians Quality of Care Standards
Legitimate joint marketing and selling arrangements have the potential to produce efficiencies. This is particularly so, for example, where the arrangement enables the participants to make or market products that they could...more
1/29/2013 - Chiropractors DOJ Hospitals Physicians Price-Fixing
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