NAVIGATING THE BACKWATER: VERTICAL MERGERS IN HEALTH CARE

Long a part of the backwaters of antitrust enforcement, vertical mergers have recently attracted the attention of academics and enforcers. The Federal Trade Commission’s hearings on vertical merger policy and the issue of whether to publish new Vertical Merger Guidelines, along with recent cases including the Department’s unsuccessful challenge to AT&T’s acquisition of Time Warner and speeches by enforcement officials illustrate a renewed focus on vertical combinations
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