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Issues of anti-trust laws in healthcare industry are examined.

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Antitrust Laws and Enforcement Policy in the Health Care Area address several concerns specific to the healthcare industry including hospital mergers, hospital equipment joint ventures, physicians provision of information to purchasers, hospitals' exchange of price and cost data, joint purchasing arrangements among providers, and physician network joint ventures. None of these areas of ...

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