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DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE AND FEDERAL TRADE COMMISSION STATEMENTS OF ANTITRUST ENFORCEMENT POLICY IN HEALTH CARE

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Introduction  
Statement 1 Mergers Among Hospitals
Statement 2 Hospital Joint Ventures Involving High Technology Or Other Expensive Health Care Equipment
Statement 3 Hospital Joint Ventures Involving Specialized Clinical Or Other Expensive Health Care Services
Statement 4 Providers' Collective Provision Of Non-Fee-Related Information To Purchasers Of Health Care Services
Statement 5 Providers' Collective Provision Of Fee-Related Information To Purchasers Of Health Care Services
Statement 6 Provider Participation In Exchanges Of Price And Cost Information
Statement 7 Joint Purchasing Arrangements Among Health Care Providers
Statement 8 Physician Network Joint Ventures
Statement 9 Multiprovider Networks
Separate Statement of Commissioner Christine A. Varney On the Revised Health Care Guidelines

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Legal Procedure Unit
Antitrust Division
U.S. Department of Justice
Suite 215, 325 7th St., NW
Washington, D.C. 20530
(202) 514-2481

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You may contact the Federal Trade Commission regarding advisory opinions:

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Health Care Division
Bureau of Competition
Federal Trade Commission
Washington, D.C. 20580
(202) 326-2756

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http://www.ftc.gov

 

Last Updated: Wednesday, July 8, 2009 12:58 PM