Research in Law and Economics Ser.: Healthcare Antitrust, Settlements, and ...

Healthcare Antitrust, Settlements, and the Federal Trade CommissionAuthor(s): James Langenfeld, Edwin Galeano\nFormat: Hardback\nPublisher: Emerald Publishing Limited, United Kingdom\nImprint: Emerald Publishing Limited\nISBN-13: 9781787566002, 978-1787566002\nSynopsis\nThis volume of Research in Law and Economics contains articles that address important legal and economic developments in the areas of healthcare, intellectual property and labor settlements, competitive effects, cartel overcharges, and the [url] Federal Trade Commission (FTC). Four of the articles were initially presented at a conference on healthcare competition in Washington, [url] which was sponsored by the American Antitrust Institute, this journal, and Navigant Economics. These articles explore practices that are under challenge in pharmaceuticals, where the Federal Trade Commission has been extremely active, as well as issues involving hospital and health insurance mergers. They are followed by a long and detai.