Antitrust reform

Competing in the Marketplace: How physicians can improve quality and increase their value in the health care market through medical practice integration  (PDF, 1MB)

2007 Update: Competition in Health Insurance: A Comprehensive Study of U.S. Markets

Antitrust 101 for Physicians
(PDF, 155KB)

What is the Messenger Model?
(PDF, 97KB)

Recent FTC Enforcement Actions Taken Against Physicians for Joint Negotiations with Health Plans
(PDF, 125KB)

Testimony from the Federal Trade Commission/Department of Justice Joint Hearing on Health Care Competition Law and Policy:

Examining Competition in Group Health Care (PDF, 65KB)

Physician IPAs: Patterns and Benefits of Integration, and Other Issues
(PDF, 134KB)

Physician IPAs; Messenger Model
(PDF, 98KB)

Physician Information Sharing
(PDF, 113KB)

Quality and Consumer Information: Physicians
(PDF, 111KB)

The Impact of Monopsony Power on the Practice of Medicine: Market Definition, Competitive Effects, and Countervailing Power Theory and Practice
(PDF, 440KB)

Perspectives on Competition Policy and the Healthcare Marketplace
(PDF, 216KB)

Taking the Payer Seriously: Why the Federal Trade Commission Should Redirect its Efforts in Health Care Antitrust Enforcement
(PDF, 157KB)

On Integration, Physician Joint Contracting and Quality: Taking a Fresh Look at Some Settled Issues
(PDF, 166KB)