Piecemeal: Vertical Consolidation, Antitrust & Your Physician

Show Notes

In the penultimate episode of Piecemeal, Dr. Lalita Abhyankar interviews Dr. Cory Capps from Bates White Economic Consulting to dive into vertical integration, antitrust policy, the challenges of antitrust enforcement in the health care space, and what might be next.

Piecemeal was produced by Dr. Lalita Abhyankar for Health Affairs.

Works Cited:

• Your Doctor/Pharmacist/Insurer Will See You Now: Competitive Implications of Vertical Consolidation in the Healthcare Industry (Senate Committee on the Judiciary, Subcommittee on Antitrust, Policy and Consumer Rights)
• Physician Practice Consolidation Driven By Small Acquisitions, So Antitrust Agencies Have Few Tools To Intervene (Health Affairs)

Music produced by So Brown and Jack Mason.

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