EXCLUSIVE CONTRACTS BETWEEN HOSPITALS AND PHYSICIANS - THE ANTITRUST ISSUES

Authors
FRECH HE DANGER KL
Citation
He. Frech et Kl. Danger, EXCLUSIVE CONTRACTS BETWEEN HOSPITALS AND PHYSICIANS - THE ANTITRUST ISSUES, Health economics, 7(2), 1998, pp. 175-178
Citations number
14
Categorie Soggetti
Heath Policy & Services",Economics,"Health Care Sciences & Services
Journal title
Health economics → ACNP
ISSN journal
10579230
Volume
7
Issue
2
Year of publication
1998
Pages
175 - 178
Database
ISI
SICI code
1057-9230(1998)7:2<175:ECBHAP>2.0.ZU;2-3
Abstract
Exclusive contracts between hospitals and physicians are common. In mo st instances they raise no anticompetitive concerns. However, especial ly in rural markets, exclusive contracts may be used to foreclose actu al and potential competitors and thereby decrease competition. The cou rts should weigh the benefits and costs of exclusive contracts in thes e areas. (C) 1998 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.