Lexology May 16, 2024
On May 9, 2024, the U.S. Department of Justice’s Antitrust Division (DOJ) announced it is “upping [its] game” on health care enforcement through the Task Force on Health Care Monopolies and Collusion (HCMC). The most recent in a series of DOJ task forces designed to target particular industries, the HCMC will broadly “guide the division’s enforcement strategy and policy approach in health care, including by facilitating policy advocacy, investigations and, where warranted, civil and criminal enforcement in health care markets.” Below we explore the mission of the HCMC and its implications as the Biden administration escalates its scrutiny of the health care industry.
What Is the HCMC?
The HCMC will bring together industry watchdogs and analysts—civil and criminal prosecutors, economists,...
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