Antitrust law applicable to managed care contracting

Weber, R.D.

Michigan Medicine 94(4): 16-17

1995


ISSN/ISBN: 0026-2293
PMID: 7791633
Document Number: 449636
Antitrust laws cannot be ignored by physicians on the basis that they are not fair, are too complicated or make no sense. The Justice Department and the FTC view independent practitioners as competitors. As such, organized actions by physicians relative to managed care contracting are carefully scrutinized for antitrust violations. A basic understanding of the antitrust laws is therefore essential.

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