Market Consolidation and Merger Review The Forgotten Anti-Monopoly Law: The Second Half of Clayton Act Section 7 (Texas Law Review) Robert H Lande, John M Newman, Rebecca Kelly Slaughter The authors of this article analyze the second prong of Section 7 of the Clayton Act, which prohibits mergers that “tend to create a monopoly.” In comparison to the well-known first prong that seeks to “substantially lessen competition,” the second prong is posited to wield more statutory power as it ...| The Source on HealthCare Price and Competition
Healthcare Pricing Can Public Option Plans Improve Affordability? Insights From Colorado (Health Affairs Forefront) Roslyn Murray, Christopher M. Whaley In the face of individuals and families unable to afford increasing insurance premiums due to lack of healthcare insurance competition, a variety of states are considering offering public option plans, commonly for ACA Exchange plans. These plans seek to provide coverage with low premiums by means of capped prices for those who do not meet Me...| The Source on HealthCare Price and Competition
Price Transparency Hospital Payment Caps Could Save State Employee Health Plans Millions While Keeping Hospital Operating Margins Healthy (Health Affairs) Roslyn C. Murray, Christopher M. Whaley, Erin C. Fuse Brown, Andrew M. Ryan As health insurance premiums continue to rise, state employee health plans are occupying an increasing portion of state budgets. State employers are often the largest purchaser or commercial health insurance in each state, given the volume of employees that they emp...| The Source on HealthCare Price and Competition
Healthcare Competition and Consolidation The Rise of Health Care Consolidation and What to Do About It (Health Affairs Forefront) Erin C. Fuse Brown, Yashawini Singh, Christopher M. Whaley, Jared Perkins As hospital consolidation continues to meteorically rise, an increasing number of government institutions including the Federal Trade Commission, the Department of Justice, and Congress, have diverted move resources towards understanding and responding to the negative impacts of these trends....| The Source on HealthCare Price and Competition
