Foreword
| Date | 01 February 2010 |
FOREWORD
The Section
of
Antitrust
Law
is
pleased
to
publish
the
Antitrust
Health
Care
Handbook
IV.
The
Handbook
is
primarily
intended
for
use
by
health
care
professionals
and
administrators,
as
well
as
their
counsel,
as
an
introduction
and
general
guide
to
the
application
of
federal
antitrust
law
to
issues
that
arise
in
health
care.
Obviously,
the
Handbook
IV
is
not
a
substitute
for
competent
legal
advice,
but
we
hope
those
in
the
health
care
industry
will find
it
to
be
a
useful
overview
of
how
federal
antitrust
laws
apply
to
the
health
care
industry.
There
is
one
notable
area
of
antitrust
law
in
the
health
care
sector
that
the
Handbook
{V does
not
cover:
antitrust
in.
the
pharmaceutical
industry.
Antitrust
law
in
the
pharmaceutical
industry
is
now
sufficiently
well-developed
to
warrant
its
own
handbook,
and
the
Section
refers
interested
readers
to
the
Section’s
Pharmaceutical
Industry
Antitrust
Handbook,
published
in
July
2009.
That
Handbook
provides
a
rich
summary
of
the
antitrust
issues
facing
the
pharmaceutical
industry.
The
Handbook
IV
was
nearly
two
years
in
the
making.
A
tremendous
effort
went
into
preparing
and
publishing
this
work.
The
Section
wishes
to
express
its
special
thanks
to
Jeff
Miles,
who
spent
endless
hours
and
extreme
care
in
completing
the
vast
bulk
of
these
revisions
and
updates,
and
Charles
Wright
who
led the
project
through
additional
review
and
editing,
and
its
ultimate
publication.
This
publication
would
not
have
been
possible
without
their
dedication
to
this
project.
In
light
of
the
changes
the
health
care
industry
is
undergoing,
we
will
no
doubt
begin
contemplating
the
changes
that
will
make
up
the
Handbook
V
in
the
near
future.
All
of
the
Section’s
high
quality
publications,
including
the
Health
Care
Handbook,
depend
upon
volunteers
for
their
existence.
If
you
are
not
already
a
member,
I
urge
you
to
consider
joining
and
participating
in
the
wide
range
of
activities
supported
by
the
Section
in
general
and
the
Section’s
Health
Care
Committee
in
particular.
February
2010
Ilene
Knable
Gotts
Chair,
Section
of
Antitrust
Law
American
Bar
Association
2009-2010
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