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ACM conference Impact Assessment 2016: presentation Spinnewijn
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. … -
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 hosts hackathon to make energy and health care more transparent
Designing the future of the energy and health care sectors in just 24 hours. Does that sound too good to be true? We do not think so. That is why the Netherlands Authority for Consumers and Markets (ACM) will host an ‘Open Market Hack’ or hackathon on … -
ACM clears merger between two western Dutch hospitals
The Netherlands Authority for Consumers and Markets (ACM) has cleared the merger between two hospitals in the western Dutch province of North-Holland: the Waterland Hospital in the city of Purmerend and the Westfriesgasthuis hospital in the city of Hoorn. … -
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. … -
Wholesale company Holland Pharma is allowed to acquire FACO
The Netherlands Authority for Consumers and Markets (ACM) has cleared the acquisition of FACO by Holland Pharma. Both Holland Pharma and FACO are wholesale companies trading in drugstore items. They supply their products to, among others, their own … -
InSight 2017
Make full use of the strengths of the market and the government. That is the central message that the Netherlands Authority for Consumers and Markets (ACM) puts forward in this year’s publication of ‘InSight’ (in Dutch: Het Signaal). What are the … -
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 … -
Consumers look for certainty when taking out health insurance
Consumers look for certainty when choosing a health insurance policy. This is particularly true for consumers who have already been with the same health insurer for a long period of time. Of those consumers, almost one in two say that having the assurance … -
ACM 2016 Highlights
The Netherlands Authority for Consumers and Markets has published its annual report (in Dutch). An English version of the full report will be published later in 2017. A preview of the highlights from the 2016 Annual Report (in English) can be found below. …