MedCity News May 13, 2024
The U.S. Department of Justice recently launched a task force on healthcare monopolies. Experts have varying opinions on how it will impact the healthcare industry.
The U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) announced last week that it is launching the Antitrust Division’s Task Force on Health Care Monopolies and Collusion (HCMC). What effect will this have on the healthcare industry? Experts have varying opinions.
The HCMC will include civil and criminal prosecutors, economists, healthcare experts, technologists, data scientists, investigators and policy advisors, according to the DOJ’s announcement. It will look at several issues, including consolidation by payers and providers, serial acquisitions, the quality of care and medical billing. It is led by Katrina Rouse, an antitrust prosecutor who joined the DOJ’s...
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