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Explanatory notes: Intensified attention for anticompetitive risks of hospital mergers
ACM has, based on recent studies, intensified its attention for anticompetitive risks of hospital mergers.
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ACM clears merger between Bergman Clinics and NL Healthcare Clinics
Health care providers Bergman Clinics and NL Healthcare Clinics are allowed to merge. The merger will not affect consumer options. Insurers continue to have health care options at the best possible price-quality ratio.
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Product market definition in hospital care in the Netherlands
ACM has commissioned a research into the definition of product markets in the hospital care and what proportion of that care can be defined as complex care.
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When merging, health care providers must identify health care more accurately
From January 1, 2019, hospitals and independent treatment centers that wish to merge have to provide ACM more detailed information for the analysis of product markets.
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Detailed explanation of ACM procedure regarding analyses of product market in hospital care
From now on, ACM will analyze product markets in hospital care at the patient group level. A DTC is designated as basic care if at least 20 general hospitals offer it. ACM explains its choices in this paper.
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ACM procedure regarding analyses of product markets in hospital care
From now on, ACM will analyze product markets in hospital care at the patient group level. Market participants that wish to merger must analyze their merger’s effects at that level.
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Guidelines on collective procurement of prescription drugs
ACM has published the final version of its Guidelines on collective procurement of prescription drugs for hospital care.
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Guidelines on collective procurement of prescription drugs: hospitals and health insurers can increase their clout
Competition rules offer room for collective procurement, thus enabling purchasing agents of hospitals and health insurers to increase their clout.
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Erasmus MC cleared to acquire ADRZ hospital
These hospitals do not compete with one another. The acquisition therefore has little effect on the options for consumers.
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Merger between two hospitals in Amsterdam requires further investigation
Before VUmc and AMC are allowed to merge, further investigation is needed into the merger’s effects on complex hospital care.
Publication News