Section of Antitrust Law: Health Care and Pharmaceuticals

Health Care and Pharmaceuticals

Mission Statement

The Health Care and Pharmaceuticals Committee covers antitrust issues affecting the entire health care sector, including hospitals, physicians, and health plans, as well as manufacturers and distributors of pharmaceuticals and medical devices. In particular, we track and analyze court cases; enforcement actions taken by the Department of Justice, Federal Trade Commission, and foreign competition authorities; and legislative initiatives. We also monitor scholarly journals and other publications that relate to the industry.

Our Committee oversees the preparation of numerous health-related publications, organizes programs, and prepares position papers commenting on proposed legislation or agency policy initiatives. We also maintain this website and operate a Listserv that facilitates discussions among individuals interested in health care and pharmaceutical antitrust issues and that allows us to circulate news about recent events.

Publications: The Antitrust Health Care Chronicle is our scholarly newsletter that is published monthly. Health Care Antitrust Recent Developments is a bi-monthly update on recent antitrust developments in the health care and pharmaceutical industries. We also regularly contribute content to ABA antitrust publications including the Antitrust Section's seminal treatise Antitrust Law Developments, and prepare numerous book-length publications on topics related to health care and pharmaceuticals.

Programs: We arrange for a variety of programs that vary in formality and focus. Our committee programs discuss recent court decisions and other current issues, typically drawing on individuals that have direct knowledge of the recent events. We sponsor more formal "teleseminars" that provide more in-depth treatment of health care issues and offer the participants CLE credit. In addition, the Committee presents programs at Antitrust Section meetings, and on a bi-annual basis co-sponsors a two-day conference dedicated entirely to health care antitrust issues.

If you would like to learn more about the Committee, or become active in our work, please contact the Chair or one of the Vice-Chairs. Addresses, phone numbers, and email links appear under the "Committee Leadership" section of this website.

Get Involved

Committee Programs/Teleseminar Programs

The Committee regularly hosts Committee and Teleseminar Programs that involve individuals who can provide valuable insights into recent developments in health care antitrust. We are always looking for ideas for new committee programs. If you have an idea for a program, please contact Elinor Hoffmann (Elinor.Hoffmann@ag.ny.gov), Philip Nelson (Nelson.p@ei.com), Eric Grannon (egrannon@whitecase.com), David Zetoony (david.zetoony@bryancave.com) or Karen Bokat (kbokat@verizon.net).

Law School Programs

The Committee is working on developing health care antitrust programs that will be delivered at law schools in different parts of the country. We are currently looking for law schools that are interested in co-sponsoring these programs and determining what topics would be of interest to the law schools. If you are interested in working on this effort, please contact Philip Nelson (nelson.p@ei.com).

Committee Newsletter (The Antitrust Health Care Chronicle)

The Committee publishes this newsletter several times a year. We are always looking for quality articles and people to help edit articles that are to be published. If you would like to get involved, please contact Jeff White (Jeff.White@weil.com), Gus Chiarello (gchiarello@ftc.gov) or Leigh Oliver (leigh.oliver@hoganlovells.com).

Recent Developments in Health Care

The Committee publishes a bulletin that provides short overviews of health care news in a timely fashion. We are always looking for people to monitor health care developments and to provide short summaries for publication. If you would like to get involved, please contact Valentina Rucker (vrucker@wsgr.com).

Handbooks and Other Book Length Publications

The Committee sponsors the writing of book-length publications. While a number of these are underway (and already have authors and editors), we are always looking for new quality publication projects to undertake. If you have an idea for a publication, please contact Christi Braun (cjbraun@ober.com) or Seth Silber (ssilber@wsgr.com).

Webpage

The Committee tries to maintain an up-to-date and helpful webpage. While a number of efforts are underway to improve the webpage, we are always looking for new ideas and effort, please contact Philip Nelson (nelson.p@ei.com).

Other Ideas?

If you have other ideas regarding projects that the Committee could undertake, please contact Seth Silber (ssilber@wsgr.com) or Christi Braun (cjbraun@ober.com).