Antitrust enforcement in the healthcare industry: The expanding scope of state activity

Health Services Research

Volumn 33, Issue 5 II, 1998, Pages 1477-1494

  Hellinger, Fred J ^a  

^a NONE

Author keywords

State action immunity; State healthcare antitrust exemption; State healthcare antitrust regulation; State healthcare policy; State approved mergers

Indexed keywords

COOPERATION; HEALTH CARE ORGANIZATION; HEALTH CARE POLICY; LAW; MARKETING; REVIEW;

ANTITRUST LAWS; HEALTH CARE SECTOR; HEALTH FACILITY MERGER; HEALTH POLICY; HUMANS; STATE GOVERNMENT; UNITED STATES;

EID: 0032432383     PISSN: 00179124     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Review

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