Accountable Care Organizations and Antitrust Enforcement: Promoting Competition and Innovation

This article summarizes the legal framework that the federal antitrust agencies — the Federal Trade Commission and the Antitrust Division of the US Department of Justice — use to analyze ACOs and other collaborations among health care providers. It outlines the guidance provided by the federal antitrust agencies concerning when ACOs and other provider collaborations likely would harm competition and consumers. In addition, it reviews common antitrust issues that can arise with ACOs and provides examples of enforcement actions that have prevented health care providers from taking or continuing anticompetitive actions.
Source: Journal of Health Politics, Policy and Law - Category: Health Management Authors: Tags: Health Policy & Education, Political Science, General, Public Policy Part III: ACO Accountability and Enforcement: An Overview and Perspective Essays Source Type: research