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Summer 2012, Volume 7, Number 1

JUL-12(1)
 |  Dec 21, 2015

This second of our special health-care series concerns health care mergers, perhaps the thorniest antitrust issue that ObamaCare presents. While the ACA encourages cost savings through ACOs and other means, the…

The Changing Health Care Sector: Tough New Challenges for Antitrust Enforcers
 |  Jan 7, 2013

Robert Leibenluft, Jul 17, 2012 The past few years have been marked by increased consolidation among health care providers. Hospitals are merging with each other, physician groups are combining to…

Health Care Reform, Provider Affiliations, and Antitrust Risks
 |  Jul 17, 2012

Lona Fowdur, John Gale, Jul 17, 2012 The Accountable Care Act (“ACA”) has brought to the fore the concept of Accountable Care Organizations (“ACOs”). These organizations comprise networks of otherwise unaffiliated…

Why and How Should the Libor Be Reformed?
 |  Jul 17, 2012

Rosa Abrantes-Metz, Jul 17, 2012 Over the last year, large-scale investigations have been launched around the world on allegations of possible collusion and manipulation of the London Interbank Offered Rate…

When the Antitrust Laws May Not Allow Healthcare Providers to Pursue Merger-Specific Efficiencies And What Healthcare Providers Can Do About It
 |  Jul 17, 2012

Jeffrey Brennan, Ashley Fischer, David Marx, Jul 17, 2012 As hospitals and health systems continue to prepare for value-based reimbursement and other reforms of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care…

Between the ACA and Antitrust Enforcers: A Rock and a Hard Place or an Opportunity?
 |  Jul 17, 2012

David Pearl, Toby Singer, Jul 17, 2012 With the Supreme Court having resolved the constitutionality of the individual mandate component of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, interested parties…

Healthcare Reform and Antitrust Enforcement: Provider Consolidation Encouraged, Scrutinized
 |  Jul 17, 2012

Melissa Davenport, Ryan McManus, Jane Willis, Jul 17, 2012 The Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (“ACA”) withstood constitutional challenge in June 2012 and will define the shape of the U.S.…

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