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Letters1 February 1997Physician-Run Health Plans and AntitrustMichael Werner, JDMichael Werner, JDAmerican College of Physicians, Washington, DC 20005Search for more papers by this authorAuthor, Article, and Disclosure Informationhttps://doi.org/10.7326/0003-4819-126-3-199702010-00024 SectionsAboutFull TextPDF ToolsAdd to favoritesDownload CitationsTrack CitationsPermissions ShareFacebookTwitterLinkedInRedditEmail IN RESPONSE:On 28 August 1996, the U.S. Federal Trade Commission and the U.S. Department of Justice issued new guidelines that will give physicians greater leeway to form networks and to integrate their practices under the antitrust laws [1]. By making it easier for physicians to band together, these guidelines address many of the concerns outlined by Dr. Duvall.The guidelines were originally published in 1993 by the federal antitrust enforcement agencies to help physicians, hospitals, and other health providers understand the application of the antitrust laws to the health care market. In December 1995, the agencies announced that they ...
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