The Antitrust Coalition for Consumer Choice in Health Care

Antitrust Coalition
for
Consumer Choice in Health Care

The Antitrust Coalition for Consumer Choice in Health Care (ACCC-HC) is a diverse group of employers, health plans, hospitals, providers, and others involved in the purchase, management, and delivery of health care services. ACCC-HC members are dedicated to the preservation and promotion of competition in health care markets through strong antitrust enforcement.

Important News:
Department of Justice Publishes Proposed Final Settlement Dissolving North Carolina IPA Due To Anticompetitive Practice
Coalition Comments Submitted for the Record in Conjunction with the Antitrust Workshop
Materials on DOJ Business Review Letter Permitting Washington State Physician Survey
Press Release Announcing that Charles James is Leaving the Antitrust Division
Coalition Letter to Congress (April 12, 2002)
The Threat of Consumer HarmResulting from Physician Collective Bargaining Under Alaska Senate Bill 37 (PDF)
Analysis Of Agreement Containing Proposed Consent Order To Aid Public Comment
Antitrust Coalition Statement Opposing New Legislation
H.R. 3897: Health Care Antitrust Improvements Act of 2002 (PDF)
FTC and DOJ Announce New Clearance Procedures for Antitrust
U.S. Federal Trade Commission Letter Regarding Proposed Alaskan Physician Antitrust Exemption
American Association of Health Plans' Rebuttal of Recent AMA Study on Competition in Health Insurance (PDF)

"The bill's potential for adverse economic impact on consumers is large. Our investigators reveal that when health care professionals jointly negotiate with health insurers, without regard to antitrust laws, they typically seek to significantly increase their fees, sometimes by as much as 20-40% ."

Joel I. Klein, Assistant Attorney General, Antitrust Division, U.S. Department of Justice, Testimony Before the House Judiciary Committee on H.R. 1304, the Quality Health-Care Coalition Act, June 22, 1999

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