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Antitrust Chronicle® – Healthcare

Antitrust Chronicle® May 2026 Volume 1

Dear Readers,   Healthcare remains one of the most complex and consequential frontiers for competition policy. It is a sector defined by persistent consolidation, heavy regulation, and — now more than ever — the transformative impact of data and artificial intelligence. The contributions in this issue reflect a field in...

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In this issue

Healthcare Antitrust Merger Review: The Rise of the States Continues!
John Carroll, Michael LaBattaglia, Marcia Foti
May 25, 2026
Trump’s MFN Initiative: The EU Competition Law Perspective
Christian Ritz, Benedikt Weiss
May 25, 2026
Bundling, Tying, and Exclusive Dealing: Trends Signal Need For Caution
Kenneth Racowski, Anna P. Hayes, Alexander Dudley
May 25, 2026

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June

“Buy Now, Pay Later” (“BNPL”) has moved from fintech curiosity to embedded infrastructure in modern consumer markets, quietly reshaping how credit is extended, priced, and experienced. What began as a frictionless alternative to traditional lending now sits at the intersection of payments, consumer protection, and competition policy.




May

As health systems evolve beyond purely clinical data toward richer, more contextualized information environments, the integration of SDoH into AI systems raises a central tension: the same data that can improve equity and care delivery can also encode and obscure discrimination. The contributions in this issue begin to map that terrain.




April

This Chronicle explores the rapidly evolving intersection of foreign direct investment and technology, a space where traditional assumptions about openness, control, and market integration are being fundamentally reworked.


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