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Tuesday, June 30, 2015

Strict Antitrust Review for Health Insurers, Hospitals

As Obamacare accelerates the transformation of the U.S. health sector into a complex of regulated utilities, providers are concentrating into oligopolies. The Wall Street Journal reports that the U.S. Department of Justice will use “strict review” when considering mergers of health insurers, while the Federal Trade Commission will also review hospital mergers closely.

Read the entire entry at NCPA's Health Policy Blog.

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