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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. This approach corresponds with current developments in health care services. For example, we are seeing increased concentration in the health care market, and that … -
ACM Policy Rule on arrangements as part of the movement called ‘The right care in the right place’ (JZOJP)
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 … -
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 … -
Sector inquiry into TNF alpha inhibitors
The Netherlands Authority for Consumers and Markets (ACM) has conducted a sector inquiry into TNF alpha inhibitors. TNF-alpha inhibitors are biological drugs that are mostly used by patients with rheumatic disorders. Hospitals buy these drugs for their … -
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 … -
Further investigation needed into acquisition of IJsselland Hospital by Erasmus University Medical Center
Erasmus University Medical Center (Erasmus MC) in the city of Rotterdam wishes to acquire IJsselland Hospital in the town of Capelle aan den IJssel. The Netherlands Authority for Consumers and Markets (ACM) wishes to conduct a further investigation into … -
Collaborations among employers on health care labor market cannot harm health care workers
Are employers allowed to collaborate as a way of dealing with the shortages on the health care labor market? Yes, they can, but their collaborations cannot harm the positions of health care workers. The Netherlands Authority for Consumers and Markets … -
ACM: anti-competitive risks for some medical devices
The Netherlands Authority for Consumers and Markets (ACM) sees anticompetitive risks in some markets for medical devices. With regard to high-technological medical devices in particular, there are relatively few providers, and new providers face high … -
ACM guidelines regarding the competition rules for the health care IT market have been well received
The guidelines called ‘Well-functioning markets for health care IT’ clarifies the application of the competition rules for improving the functioning of the market for health care IT systems. In the summer of 2022, the Netherlands Authority for Consumers …