Healthcare. Practice Text

Chapter 56

HEALTH CARE

Updated and Revised by

Howard Feller, Esq.

McGuireWoods LLP

Richmond, Virginia

The Section of Antitrust Law gratefully acknowledges Michael F. Bolos, Esq. for his

work on this chapter.

Health Care 56-iii

CONTENTS

1.

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

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1.a.

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

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1.a.1.

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Covered Entities and Activities ........................................ 2

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1.a.2.

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Responsible State Authority ............................................. 3

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1.a.3.

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Criteria for Granting Certificates ..................................... 4

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1.a.4.

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Public Hearings and Periodic Reporting .......................... 4

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1.b.

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

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2.

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

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2.a.

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Introduction ...................................................................................... 7

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2.a.1.

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State Case Law ................................................................. 7

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2.a.2.

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Government Enforcement Actions ................................... 7

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2.a.3.

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Business Review Letters .................................................. 7

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2.b.

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

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2.b.1.

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Price Fixing ...................................................................... 8

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(a)

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State Case Law....................................................... 8

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(b)

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Government Enforcement Actions and

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

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2.b.2.

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Market Division and Customer Allocation .................... 11

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(a)

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State Case Law..................................................... 11

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(b)

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Government Enforcement Actions and

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

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2.c.

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Group Boycotts .............................................................................. 13

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2.c.1.

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State Case Law ............................................................... 13

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2.c.2.

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Government Enforcement Actions and Business

Review Letters ............................................................... 20

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2.d.

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Vertical Restraints .......................................................................... 21

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2.d.1.

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State Case Law ............................................................... 21

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2.d.2.

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Government Enforcement Actions and Business

Review Letters ............................................................... 23

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2.e.

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Monopolization .............................................................................. 23

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2.e.1.

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State Case Law ............................................................... 23

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2.e.2.

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Government Enforcement Actions and Business

Review Letters ............................................................... 27

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2.f.

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Mergers .......................................................................................... 28

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2.f.1.

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State Case Law ............................................................... 28

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2.f.2.

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Government Enforcement Actions and Business

Review Letters ............................................................... 28

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2.g.

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Tying Arrangements ...................................................................... 31

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2.g.1.

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State Case Law ............................................................... 31

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2.g.2.

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Government Enforcement Actions and Business

Review Letters ............................................................... 32

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2.h.

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Other Issues .................................................................................... 33

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2.h.1.

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State Case Law ............................................................... 33

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