by Jeffrey W. Brennan, Ashley McKinney Fischer, David Marx, Jr. and Hillary A. Webber

On October 20, 2011, the Federal Trade Commission and Department of Justice issued a final policy statement on accountable care organizations (ACOs) participating in the Medicare Shared Savings Program (MSSP).  Significantly, the Agencies eliminated mandatory antitrust review of certain ACOs seeking to participate in the MSSP, but declined to adopt other stakeholder recommendations.

 

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