Lexology November 13, 2024
Key takeaways
- Outgoing head of DOJ Antitrust Division Jonathan Kanter asserted health care consolidation has failed to deliver on promised efficiencies and outcomes.
- Kanter repeatedly compared the health care industry to Big Tech, which has been a massive enforcement target over the last four years.
- Health care entities should closely follow emerging antitrust approaches for technology and payment platforms to stay ahead of potential enforcement strategies.
On November 12, 2024, Assistant Attorney General for Antitrust Jonathan Kanter delivered prepared remarks that criticized the “platformization” of health care and called on enforcers to “fundamentally redefine” how antitrust policy applies to health care companies and associated labor markets. Given the subject matter of his speech, it is apt that Kanter...
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