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ACM: Trade associations cannot influence individual contract negotiations in the health-care sector
Trade associations in the health-care sector have plenty of opportunities for assisting their members (health-care providers and health insurers) in individual negotiations on health-care contracts. However, there are boundaries to what trade associations … -
ACM market study: medical-diagnostics sector is searching for the right balance between efficiency and options
There are many businesses, laboratories, and hospitals that perform medical diagnoses. In general, this market for medical diagnostics is a fragmented market, yet some regions have a high concentration of laboratories. Concentration of laboratories can be … -
European Commission to assess the acquisition of Oticon Medical by Cochlear
The European Commission will assess the acquisition of Oticon Medical by Cochlear. Both Oticon Medical and Cochlear are manufacturers of specialist cochlear implants and bone-anchored hearing aids. Several EU countries, including the Netherlands, had … -
ACM has launched investigations into attempts by trade associations to influence individual health-care contracts
The Netherlands Authority for Consumers and Markets (ACM) has launched investigations into attempts by trade associations to influence the individual negotiations between health care providers and health insurers regarding the 2023 contracts. ACM has … -
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 … -
ACM’s response to joint COVID arrangements between ZN, NVZ and NFU for 2022
Going forward, hospitals and health insurers are only allowed to make joint arrangements regarding the reimbursement of COVID-19-related costs if the nationwide continuity of health care is seriously jeopardized. That is one of the conclusions of the … -
ACM: joint COVID-related arrangements only allowed if nationwide continuity of health care provision is at risk
Going forward, hospitals and health insurers are only allowed to make joint arrangements regarding the reimbursement of COVID-19-related costs if the nationwide continuity of health care provision is seriously jeopardized. That is one of the conclusions … -
ACM: no further investigation into arrangements regarding delivery of sleep apnea devices
The Netherlands Authority for Consumers and Markets (ACM) will not carry out a further investigation into possible anti-competitive arrangements between suppliers of sleep apnea devices (or CPAP devices). ACM sees that existing patients are not always … -
Erasmus University Medical Center and IJsselland Hospital withdraw application for acquisition license
Erasmus University Medical Center (Erasmus MC) in the city of Rotterdam will not acquire IJsselland Hospital located in the town of Capelle aan den IJssel. The hospitals have informed the Netherlands Authority for Consumers and Markets (ACM) of this …