Professional Activities and the Antitrust Laws
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Criminal investigation and enforcement of the antitrust laws in the health care field.
One of the most significant of the many developments contributing to the revolution in the health care field in the past ten years is the federal government's decision to prosecute health care professionals criminally for alleged violations of the antitrust laws. Almost unthinkable ten years ago, hospitals and physicians now face the new-and very real-prospect of criminal investigation and pros...
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