Joint antitrust enforcement policy: a first step, but questions remain.
The Department of Justice and the Federal Trade Commission have jointly issued statements of antitrust enforcement policy" in six health care areas. In addition, the agencies have committed themselves to responding to any request for more specific guidance in the six areas within 90 days. Although the conduct in the request must be proposed, not actual, the new expedited review period is nevertheless a potentially attractive option not previously available.
Epstein Becker & Green, P.C., Washington, DC.
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