title: Interpreting the 1996 federal antitrust guidelines for physician joint venture networks.
abstract: The Statements of Antitrust Enforcement Policy in Health Care, issued by the FTC and the DOJ, dramatically change how the agencies evaluate physician joint venture networks. This article analyzes the Statements, providing useful guidance to the health lawyer.
authors.affiliation: American Medical Association, USA.
authors.forename: E
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Hirshfeld
mesh_terms: D016363:Antitrust Laws; D002204:Capitation Fee / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence; D019058:Community Networks / Q000191:economics / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence* / Q000458:organization & administration; D004465:Economic Competition / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence; D005069:Evaluation Studies as Topic; D018588:Fee-for-Service Plans / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence; D017408:Guidelines as Topic; D006759:Hospital-Physician Joint Ventures / Q000191:economics / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence* / Q000458:organization & administration; D017146:Models, Organizational; D014481:United States