title: Playing by the rules: MD groups and antitrust.
abstract: Physicians forming networks often find their efforts blocked by state and federal antitrust laws. Yet despite the chilling example of the Marshfield Clinic ruling, physician-driven networks are moving ahead and creating new entities--from Idaho to New Jersey.
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Montague
mesh_terms: D016363:Antitrust Laws; D006123:Group Practice / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence / Q000458:organization & administration; D006759:Hospital-Physician Joint Ventures / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence*; D007193:Independent Practice Associations / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence*; D007750:Labor Unions / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence / Q000458:organization & administration; D013219:State Government; D014481:United States