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The Stifling Of Competition By The Antitrust Laws: The Irony Of The Health Care Industry, John A. Powers
The Stifling Of Competition By The Antitrust Laws: The Irony Of The Health Care Industry, John A. Powers
Journal of Law and Health
The text to follow is intended to provide an overview of the legal basis for the imbalance of power currently inherent to the health care industry, suggesting several reasons for its development. It also provides an outline of the current basis for antitrust liability in this country and describes some possible solutions. The most practical and effective means through which to rectify this imbalance would be to enact new federal legislation that would amend the antitrust laws to allow for limited "unionization" of independently practicing physicians for collective bargaining purposes.