Healthcare

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Chapter 56

HEALTH CARE

Updated and Revised by

Howard Feller, Esq.

McGuireWoods LLP

Richmond, Virginia

The Section of Antitrust Law gratefully acknowledges Christine D. Mehfoud, Esq.,

Justin B. Nelsen, Esq., and Howard M. Ullman, Esq. for their work on this chapter in

prior editions.

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CONTENTS

1. State Health Care Antitrust Statutes .............................................................. 1

a. Provider Collaboration Statutes ....................................................... 1

(1) Covered Entities and Activities ............................................. 2

(2) Responsible State Authority .................................................. 3

(3) Criteria for Granting Certificates ........................................... 4

(4) Public Hearings and Periodic Reporting................................ 4

b. Other State Statutes.......................................................................... 5

2. Substantive Antitrust Issues........................................................................... 7

a. Introduction...................................................................................... 7

(1) State Case Law....................................................................... 7

(2) Government Enforcement Actions......................................... 7

(3) Business Review Letters........................................................ 7

b. Horizontal Agreements Other Than Group Boycotts....................... 8

(1) Price Fixing............................................................................ 8

(a) State Case Law ............................................................ 8

(b) Government Enforcement Actions and Business

Review Letters............................................................. 9

(2) Market Division and Customer Allocation .......................... 11

(a) State Case Law .......................................................... 11

(b) Government Enforcement Actions and Business

Review Letters........................................................... 12

c. Group B oycotts.............................................................................. 13

(1) State Case Law..................................................................... 13

(2) Government Enforcement Actions and Business Review

Letters .................................................................................. 19

d. Vertical Restraints.......................................................................... 20

(1) State Case Law..................................................................... 20

(2) Government Enforcement Actions and Business Review

Letters .................................................................................. 22

e. Monopolization .............................................................................. 22

(1) State Case Law..................................................................... 22

(2) Government Enforcement Actions and Business Review

Letters .................................................................................. 26

f. Mergers .......................................................................................... 26

(1) State Case Law..................................................................... 26

(2) Government Enforcement Actions and Business Review

Letters .................................................................................. 27

g. Tying Arrangements ...................................................................... 29

(1) State Case Law..................................................................... 29

(2) Government Enforcement Actions and Business Review

Letters .................................................................................. 30

h. Other Issues.................................................................................... 31

(1) State Case Law..................................................................... 31

(2) Government Enforcement Actions and Business Review

Letters .................................................................................. 32