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ACM guidelines to clarify competition rules for health care IT markets
No impediments to the exchange of data, no abuse of vendor lock-in, but, at the same time, giving room to collaborative procurement among health care providers, and the use of standards. These are some of the recommendations in the draft version of the … -
Guidelines on collective procurement of prescription drugs
The Netherlands Authority for Consumers and Markets has drawn up guidelines to inform hospitals and health insurers about the room that the competition rules offer for collective procurement of prescription drugs for medical specialist care. ACM observes … -
Guidelines on collective procurement of prescription drugs: hospitals and health insurers can increase their clout
Purchasing agents of hospitals and health insurers can increase their clout by collectively purchasing prescription drugs for specialist medical care more often. If they do so, the Netherlands Authority for Consumers and Markets (ACM) believes that they … -
Erasmus MC cleared to acquire ADRZ hospital
The Netherlands Authority for Consumers and Markets (ACM) has cleared the acquisition of the Admiraal de Ruyter Hospital (ADRZ) by the Erasmus University Medical Center (Erasmus MC). ADRZ has locations in the towns of Goes and Vlissingen, which are … -
Room for collaborations as part of ‘the Right Care in the Right Place’
Health care providers and health insurers have to collaborate, as part of the initiative called ‘the Right Care in the Right Place’ (in Dutch: De Juiste Zorg op de Juiste Plek). Many forms of collaborations are allowed. However, collaborations can also go … -
Health insurers and hospitals leave full potential of collective procurement of prescription drugs untapped
Hospitals and health insurers are not yet taking full advantage of the potential benefits that their collaborations in drug procurement are able to offer, in particular with regard to the strengthening of their bargaining positions. To this end, they can … -
Health insurers to make hospital tariffs more transparent
The Netherlands Authority for Consumers and Markets (ACM) is of the opinion that health insurers, not hospitals, should make the next move in giving consumers more insight into the tariffs of hospital treatments that fall below the deductible. Health … -
Merger between two hospitals in Amsterdam requires further investigation
The Academic Medical Center (AMC) and het VU University Medical Center (VUmc), both based in Amsterdam, need to apply for a merger license with the Netherlands Authority for Consumers and Markets (ACM) first before they can proceed with their planned … -
ACM conference Impact Assessment 2016: programme
The Netherlands Authority for Consumers & Markets (ACM) organised a conference on “Impact Assessment of Interventions of Competition and Consumer Authorities”, to pay tribute to the ten-year anniversary of the ACM’s (former NMa’s) Chief Economist Office. … -
ACM: a broad-based effort is needed for long-term competition in anti-rheumatic prescription drugs
The expiration of patents and the market entry of competing drugs have led to drops in the net purchasing prices of three important anti-rheumatic prescription drugs, the so-called TNF-alpha inhibitors. As a result, hospitals have been able to save …