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American Hospital Association Rejects Findings of New Health Affairs Hospital Pricing Study

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A new study published in the February 2019 issue of Health Affairs examined growth in hospital and physician services from 2007-14. The study focused on growth in prices for total inpatient care, total outpatient care, and...more

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Members of Ophthalmologist Group Charged with Illegal Boycott of Health Plan

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An ophthalmologist cooperative in Puerto Rico settled charges with the Federal Trade Commission (“FTC”) last week that it orchestrated an illegal boycott of a health plan. The FTC alleged that the cooperative urged its...more

Manatt, Phelps & Phillips, LLP

Health Update - January 2016

The Megatrends Reshaping Healthcare: Managing Change and Maximizing Opportunity - Editor's Note: In 2013, Manatt Health identified 10 megatrends that would reinvent the healthcare marketplace across the next decade. In a...more

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Provider Competition Matters—Even for “Reference Pricing”

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In a recent blog post, three Federal Trade Commission (FTC) economists splashed some cold water on advocates of “reference pricing” that seem to imply that such pricing “will increase competition between providers.” In the...more

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Healthcare Legal News - June 21, 2012 • Volume 2, Number 5

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In This Issue: - Self-Insurance Sham? One way that employers seek to control health plan costs is by self-insuring the plan. By self-insuring, an employer pays only the cost of claims plus an administrative fee...more

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