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Licensing Boards with a majority of members actively practicing in the regulated profession are vulnerable under the antitrust laws.

North Carolina State Board of Dental Examiners v. Federal Trade Commission, U.S. Supreme Court No. 13-534 (decided February 25, 2015).

Iowa health professional licensing boards, by law, are comprised of a majority of actively practicing…

MONOPSONY AS A VIABLE THEORY, BUT REQUIRING THE RIGHT FACTS

Mueller v. Wellmark, Inc., Iowa Supreme Court No. 13-1872 (filed February 27, 2015)

Physicians long have been in tough negotiation positions with large, often dominant commercial health insurers. In its 13th edition report, “Competition in Health Insurance – A Comprehensive Study of U.S. Markets,” the…