Monica Noether published an article entitled “The St. Luke’s-Saltzer Antitrust Case: Can Antitrust and Health Care Reform Policies Converge?” which appeared in the April 2014 issue of CPI Antitrust Chronicle. The article discusses how the health policy objectives of provider integration and of maintaining competition are addressed in the case and more broadly in the industry’s responses to health care reform.
Assessing umbrella pricing incentives
When collusive agreements involve a subset of firms in an industry, they may create the incentive and ability for firms that are not participants in the cartel...