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Lower drug prices can improve innovation
Drug prices can be too high, namely when the price exceeds the value of the drug to society.
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ACM Working Paper: Reconciling competition and IP law: the case of patented pharmaceuticals and dominance abuse
Even if medicines have a patent, competition law can deal with excessive prices or abuse of a dominant position.
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Consumers look for certainty when taking out health insurance
Consumers look for certainty when choosing a health insurance. This has been revealed by the Health Care Monitor.
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Collective refusal of primary-care contracts raises costs for patients
ACM has pointed out to primary-care providers that a collective boycott of care contracts is illegal.
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Further investigation needed into merger of three geriatric-care providers in the south of the Netherlands
Dutch health care providers Stichting Schakelring, Stichting De Riethorst Stromenland and Stichting Volckaert wish to merge. Further investigation is needed into the merger’s effects in the markets for geriatric-rehabilitation care and post-acute rehabilitation services.
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Risks for price and quality if hospitals in different regions negotiate collectively
ACM sees anticompetitive risks if hospitals negotiate collectively with health insurers. This is also the case if hospitals are not located close to each other or do not offer the same services.
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Further investigation needed into merger between providers of nursing home care in city of Den Helder
ACM has ruled that a further investigation is needed into the planned merger between two health care providers, Stichting Omring and Stichting Vrijwaard, in the northern city of Den Helder. This investigation should reveal whether the merger will result in a dominant provider.
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Lower drug prices do not necessarily stand in the way of innovation
This opinion piece was published in Dutch financial newspaper het Financieele Dagblad on 8 May 2018.
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ACM offers room for collaborations as part of the Right Care in the Right Place
ACM will not impose any fines if arrangements between health care providers and health insurers regarding the relocation of health care as part of ‘the Right Care in the Right Place’ meet certain criteria.
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ACM closes investigation into drug manufacturer AbbVie, competitors get more room now
Drug manufacturer AbbVie will not force hospitals to purchase exclusively or to a large extent from AbbVie through discount schemes. ACM has closed its investigation into AbbVie and anti-rheumatic drug Humira.
Publication News