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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 merger of three geriatric-care providers in the south of the Netherlands
Dutch health care providers Stichting Schakelring, Stichting De Riethorst Stromenland and Stichting Volckaert wish to merge. These care providers offer nursing-home care and other forms of geriatric care in the south of the Netherlands (more specifically, … -
Health care provider Sensire is cleared to acquire Trimenzo
The Netherlands Authority for Consumers and Markets (ACM) has cleared the acquisition of health care provider Trimenzo by rival provider Sensire. Both organizations provide health care services such as district nursing and nursing home care in the eastern … -
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 … -
ACM: Ensuring that markets work well, also in 2021
In 2021, the Netherlands Authority for Consumers and Markets (ACM) will pay extra attention to three focus areas: the effects of the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic, the digital economy, and the energy transition. The digital economy and the energy … -
ACM’s activities in 2021
In 2021, the Netherlands Authority for Consumers and Markets (ACM) will pay extra attention to three focus areas: the effects of the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic, the digital economy, and the energy transition. The digital economy and the energy … -
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 launches preliminary investigations in the prescription drug sector
The Netherlands Authority for Consumers and Markets (ACM) has sent requests for information to three companies in the prescription drug sector. ACM has done so following reports about practices that possibly distort competition. These companies are …