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FTC charges Colorado doctors with price fixing

Premium Article - Thursday, 04 February 2010

A Colorado physicians group has settled US Federal Trade Commission charges that its members conspired to set higher prices for medical services and refused to deal with insurers who would not pay the inflated prices.

Tyco antitrust ruling upheld on appeal

Premium Article - Thursday, 07 January 2010

The Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals has ruled that US health-care company Tyco did not break antitrust law when introducing a new blood oxygenation system to the market.

Seventh Circuit hears Omnicare arguments

Premium Article - Tuesday, 17 November 2009

Lawyers for health care provider Omnicare say a US district court did not properly weigh evidence it presented when attempting to prove United Health Care and merger target PacifiCare illegally colluded to gain more favourable Medicare reimbursement contracts.

Pennsylvania health-care claim dismissed

Premium Article - Monday, 02 November 2009

A federal court judge has ruled that the actions of the University of Pittsburgh Medical Center (UPMC) and medical insurer Highmark did not cause antitrust injury to a rival hospital system.

FTC reacts to health-care bill

Premium Article - Friday, 30 October 2009

The chairman of the US Federal Trade Commission has praised lawmakers for including a repeal of an antitrust exemption for health insurers in the House of Representatives’ latest version of a health-care reform bill.

Health-care bill would revamp antitrust rules for insurers

Premium Article - Thursday, 29 October 2009

Health-care legislation introduced today in the US House of Representatives would lower barriers for the Federal Trade Commission to launch health insurance industry investigations without congressional approval.

US House committee supports repeal of antitrust exemptions

Premium Article - Thursday, 22 October 2009

The judiciary committee of the US House of Representatives yesterday voted to approve legislation that would repeal antitrust exemptions for health insurers.

Varney speaks out on health insurer exemptions

Premium Article - Thursday, 15 October 2009

Varney speaks out on healthcare
The head of the US Department of Justice’s antitrust division yesterday added her voice to a growing call from Democratic leadership on Capitol Hill and the White House to remove a longstanding antitrust exemption for health insurers.

House considers removing health insurance exemption

Premium Article - Friday, 09 October 2009

Health insurance providers in the US could be forced to live by the same antitrust rules as other companies, if legal experts who spoke to a House of Representatives subcommittee yesterday get their way.

Carilion settles FTC complaint

Premium Article - Thursday, 08 October 2009

A Virginia hospital network has agreed to sell off medical clinics it acquired last year after the US Federal Trade Commission said the acquisitions were anti-competitive and would increase customers’ costs.

Nurses denied wage-fixing class action

Premium Article - Friday, 02 October 2009

A US district court yesterday denied class certification in a lawsuit alleging that several Chicago hospitals had conspired to keep wages paid to registered nurses down.

CSL and Baxter hit with twin antitrust suits

Premium Article - Monday, 24 August 2009

US health-care provider Solaris Health Systems has filed a proposed antitrust class action alleging biotherapeutics companies CSL and Baxter International conspired to fix the price of life-saving blood plasma treatments.

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