Hospital consolidations. Collaborations among competing providers. Restructured relationships among payers, providers and patients.

Changes in technology and in the regulatory and reimbursement environment have caused significant changes in all segments of the health care industry- and have brought sometimes intrusive antitrust intervention.

At Powell Goldstein, we have:

• Filed an amicus brief in the U.S. Supreme Court on behalf of the National Association of Public Hospitals, urging a review of three courts of appeals decisions limiting the availability of the state action antitrust defense for certain activities of public hospitals
• Defended a major Atlanta-area hospital in a lawsuit filed by a competitor, alleging anticompetitive managed care contracting activities
• Provided advice to a number of hospitals concerning contemplated mergers or joint ventures with competitors
• Represented a major prescription drug wholesaler in connection with the FTC's review of a proposed merger with a competitor
• Provided advice to groups of hospitals and groups of medical equipment suppliers concerning proposed joint marketing and joint purchasing arrangements
• Provided advice to a hospital concerning its exposure under the antitrust laws for public policy advocacy activities that could affect competition in its market
• Provided antitrust advice on licensing intellectual property in the biotechnology industry