tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32053362.post3005491946457612489..comments2024-03-26T00:25:34.026-04:00Comments on Not Running a Hospital: Support for competition in the WestPaul Levyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17065446378970179507noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32053362.post-68774032355789677162015-02-14T18:48:06.850-05:002015-02-14T18:48:06.850-05:00Pity we couldn't get that here in my area with...Pity we couldn't get that here in my area with the way the monopoly acts. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32053362.post-44735526560933494152015-02-10T20:43:53.485-05:002015-02-10T20:43:53.485-05:00It was masterful.It was masterful.Paul Levyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17065446378970179507noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32053362.post-76706064034416852282015-02-10T20:15:52.845-05:002015-02-10T20:15:52.845-05:00The gem is the last paragraph however (lest you th...The gem is the last paragraph however (lest you think the literary alchemists have disappeared):<br /><br />But Robert McCann, a partner with Drinker, Biddle & Reath in Washington, D.C., called the ruling disappointing because it suggests the courts are not prepared to say that value-based care delivery arrangements can benefit consumers.<br /><br />“I think what the court is not understanding is those are just two sides of the same coin in the sense that we don't protect competition for its own sake; we protect competition because we believe that's in the best interest of consumers in markets that are driven by traditional competitive forces,” McCann said. “If consumers then benefit as a result of the merger in certain ways, that's something to be considered side-by-side with traditional market power to raise prices.”Brad Fhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10366408815395434941noreply@blogger.com