Lexology May 17, 2024
On May 9, 2024, the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) announced the formation of its Antitrust Division’s Task Force on Health Care Monopolies and Collusion (HCMC). The HCMC will investigate competition concerns in healthcare to identify targets for DOJ investigations and enforcement actions and to guide DOJ’s overall healthcare policies. The announcement provides little detail on the task force’s activities, but recent federal activity in this area, as well as the announcement’s focus on public input, suggest that the HCMC may soon play an active role in the DOJ. Providers concerned about potential DOJ scrutiny should follow the HCMC’s activities for guidance on DOJ’s policies in this area.
On one hand, this announcement is very general: It gives much information...
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