Oct 7 2010
Kaiser Health News staff writer Phil Galewitz reports: "Federal Trade Commission Chairman Jon Leibowitz told a meeting of 300 health industry representatives Tuesday his agency would explore an 'expedited review process' for hospitals and doctors looking to determine if new partnerships they form to provide care would violate antitrust laws" (Galewitz, 10/5).
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