Patient Outcomes vs. Competition: Squaring the Circle in FTC v. St. Lukes

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Kent Bernard, Sep 30, 2014

Whether the District Court decision in FTC v. St. Luke’s is a significant step in the evolution of the application of antitrust law to health care, or whether it is merely a “one off” resulting from the tactical decisions of the parties of how to litigate the case, remains to be seen. What is clear, however, is that the way in which antitrust and health care law function together, and how the seem