Most-favored-nation clauses and monopsonistic power: an unhealthy mix?
Most-favored-nations clauses appear in health insurance contracts allegedly to prevent price discrimination by health care providers among competing insurers. In fact, use of these provisions often works to exclude competitors from the health insurance market. This Note examines the antitrust implications of most-favored-nations clauses as used in the health insurance industry.
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D004465:Economic Competition / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence*; D004467:Economics / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence*; D007348:Insurance, Health / Q000191:economics / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence*; D011287:Prejudice; D014481:United States