CRA has provided economic assessments of competition in connection with several mergers of clinical laboratories. CRA has analyzed the degree of competition from hospital and physician-owned labs, the nature of bidding for capitated lab arrangements with providers, and the extent to which a national market exists for contracts with health plans exists.
Anticompetitive conduct and patents listed in the Orange Book
Branded pharmaceutical manufacturers are required by law to list all patents in the Orange Book that cover an approved drug product. However,...