Exclusivity: Antitrust Concerns for ACOs
ABA Health eSource
8/2011
Rashi Mittal
"The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) proposed Medicare Shared Savings Program (MSSP) regulations and the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) and Department of Justice Antitrust Division (DOJ) guidance recognize the competitive concerns associated with the formation of Accountable Care Organizations (ACOs). The concept of Exclusivity receives special attention in these documents."
In this article, "Exclusivity: Antitrust Concerns for ACOs," published in the August 2011 edition of ABA Health eSource, Mintz Levin attorney Rashi Mittal outlines the FTC and DOJ guidelines on exclusivity, along with those from CMS.
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