FTC begins investigation of physician group mergers and orders insurers to share data

Healthcare Finance News January 15, 2021
Mallory Hackett

The data will be used in a study to assess how physician practice mergers and hospital acquisitions of physician practices affect the marketplace.

The Federal Trade Commission is examining claims data from some of the nation’s largest health insurers’ to see how physician group acquisitions impact competition.

The commission sent orders to Aetna, Anthem, Florida Blue, Cigna, Health Care Service Corporation and United Healthcare.

It’s seeking patient-level claims data for inpatient, outpatient and physician services across 15 states from 2015 through 2020. The data will be used in a study to investigate how physician practice mergers and hospital acquisitions of physician practices affect the marketplace.

WHY THIS MATTERS

This study is a part of the FTC’s larger initiative to revamp...

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