title: Defining the State Action Immunity Doctrine.
abstract: This decision should make it harder for state and community hospital districts to claim antitrust immunity. This case represents a positive development for smaller providers with lesser market power who are increasingly being denied access to patients through exclusive arrangements with payors.
mesh_terms: D016363:Antitrust Laws; D004465:Economic Competition / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence*; D006764:Hospitals, Community / Q000191:economics / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence*; D016365:Liability, Legal; D008145:Louisiana; D013531:Surgicenters / Q000191:economics / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence*