Providers likely to face more, longer antitrust probes

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Mergers of physicians' practices and other healthcare providers may expect closer scrutiny by antitrust enforcers, according to speakers at the 1995 American Bar Assn's annual meeting. A device called 'subsequent review' allows investigations by the Federal Trade Commission and/or the Dept of Justice to extend over longer periods of time. Marshfield Clinic, in Wisconsin, will appeal a decision that the group attempted to prevent Blue Cross from setting up a managed-care health maintenance organization.

Health Maintenance Organizations, HMO Medical Centers, Offices & clinics of medical doctors, Physicians & Surgeons, Offices of Physicians (except Mental Health Specialists), Interpretation and construction, Cases, Mergers, acquisitions and divestments, Antitrust law, Panel Discussion, Group medical practice, Marshfield Clinic

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Two steps forward, one back: key tort reforms advance in Senate; damage cap stalls

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The Senate has voted in favor of several major professional liability tort reforms, but it declined to consider a noneconomic-damages cap, the reform proposal considered most important by the medical community. The accepted reforms were amended to a products liability bill. American Medical Assn leaders, pleased with the passage of the reforms, have vowed to continue fighting for the damages cap.

Health Care and Social Assistance, Regulation, Licensing, and Inspection of Miscellaneous Commercial Sectors, Professional Organizations, Consumer Protection Programs NEC, Medical Personnel, Medical Associations, Laws, regulations and rules, Consumer protection, Political activity, Social policy, Tort reform, American Medical Association, Malpractice, Medical malpractice, United States. Congress. Senate, Medical societies

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