United States:
Independent Health Care Providers Beware – FTC Actions Against Group Contracting Efforts Continue
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The Federal Trade Commission
("FTC") recently charged a Puerto Rico ophthalmologist
cooperative with organizing a group boycott of a health plan in
violation of section 5 of the FTC Act. This action
demonstrates the need for providers to be heedful of the antitrust
laws when engaging in group contracting efforts. While
agreements among independent providers on the prices or payors they
will deal with are usually per se illegal, there are exceptions for
financially or clinically integrated provider joint ventures. To
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This article is presented for informational purposes only
and is not intended to constitute legal advice.
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