title: Critical issues in hospital antitrust law.
abstract: Antitrust litigation involving hospitals is common. This paper describes recent developments and underlying issues in antitrust law with respect to hospital-hospital relations, hospital-physician relations, and hospital-payer relations. A key unanswered question in each of these areas is how government regulation and public purchasing affect competitive markets for hospital services.
authors.affiliation: Wayne State University Law School, Detroit, USA.
authors.forename: Peter J
authors.initials: PJ
authors.lastname: Hammer
authors.forename: William M
authors.initials: WM
authors.lastname: Sage
mesh_terms: D016363:Antitrust Laws / Q000191:economics / Q000639:trends*; D004465:Economic Competition / Q000639:trends*; D033161:Government Regulation; D019981:Health Care Sector / Q000639:trends; D006755:Hospital Shared Services / Q000191:economics; D018578:Hospital-Physician Relations; D007350:Insurance, Hospitalization / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence*; D007373:Interinstitutional Relations; D007882:Legislation, Hospital / Q000191:economics / Q000639:trends*; D008329:Managed Care Programs; D014481:United States