A Justice Department antitrust division leader is telling payers and providers they should expect close scrutiny of any acquisitions, per Becker’s.
Andrew Forman, deputy assistant attorney general for the Justice Department’s antitrust division, said the department is ramping up its post-merger investigations and will look into attempts to illegally monopolize healthcare markets, according to the report.
Forman was speaking at a Washington, D.C., conference focusing on competition in the healthcare sector. He said the Justice Department is wondering whether value-based care — a key justification for many consolidation deals — is “delivering on the promise of lower prices and improving outcomes.”
