Antitrust in Healthcare
Co-sponsored with American Bar Association's Health Law Section and
Section of Antitrust Law
September 17-18, 2007
Westin Washington, DC City Center Hotel
Washington, DC
Program Description
This year’s Antitrust program will provide the most comprehensive review
of antitrust developments in the healthcare industry. It will feature
experienced practitioners and senior agency officials and will cover the
latest developments in healthcare antitrust law. On Monday, J. Thomas
Rosch, Commissioner of the Federal Trade Commission will give the
keynote address, followed by the Year in Review with Doug Ross, Tom
Greaney and Marty Thompson. Tuesday's general session will include
separate presentations on Views from the Enforcers, Mergers Analysis,
and Bundling. Breakout sessions will cover topics, such as:
- Clinical integration
- Handling an investigation
- Litigation of exclusionary conduct
- Information exchange and buyer price-fixing
The program will include a group luncheon (all speakers and
registrants are welcome to attend) which will include a discussion on
Lessons and Observations from Recent Healthcare Antitrust Developments
by Jeff Miles. He will cover Evanston Northwestern Healthcare -
important questions for the future of hospital-merger enforcement,
PeaceHealth - Did the defendant win the battle but lose the
war?, the United/Sierra merger - Can it escape challenge?, and the
nurse-wage price-fixing cases - Has wage-fixing caused the nursing
shortage?
The
Antitrust
Practice Group will also hold a luncheon on September 18. There is
an
additional fee of $38 for members of the Antitrust Practice Group and
$45 for non-members of the Antitrust Practice Group. Space is limited
and pre-registration is required.
CLE Information
This program will be worth approximately 13.25 credits (including 1.0
ethics credit) for 60-minute states and approximately 15.90 credits
(including 1.2 ethics credit) for 50-minute states. Participants will be
given CLE Request forms at the program. Forms must be completed and
returned to AHLA staff to receive credit. The sessions, unless otherwise
designated, are intermediate to advanced in level. There are no
prerequisites required to register for this program.
This seminar will be worth approximately 15.0 CPE credits. AHLA is
registered with the National Association of State Boards of Accountancy
(NASBA) as a sponsor of continuing professional education on the
National Registry of CPE Sponsors. State boards of accountancy have
final authority on the acceptance of individual courses for CPE credit.
Complaints regarding registered sponsors may be addressed to the
National Registry of CPE Sponsors, 150 Fourth Avenue North, Suite 700,
Nashville, TN 37219-2417. NASBA's web site is located at www.nasba.org.
Download the Continuing
Education Request Form
Hotel Information
Westin Washington, DC City Center Hotel
1400 M Street, NW
Washington, DC 20005
Phone: (202) 429-1700
Fax: (202) 728-0530
Room Rates: $235 single or double occupancy
Hotel Cut-off Date: Monday, August 27, 2007
Hotel accommodations are not included in the registration fee. When
making reservations, please indicate that you are with the American
Health Lawyers Association; the room block may sell out prior to hotel
cut-off date.
Travel Information
ASSOCIATION TRAVEL CONCEPTS (ATC) offers these cost saving
options:
Airline Discounts
- Up to 15% off the lowest available fare for tickets purchased more
than 30 days (United). Restrictions apply.
- 5% off the lowest available fare for tickets purchased prior to the
meeting (American Airlines).
- ATC will also search for the lowest available fare on any
airline.
Online Booking
- Discount fares can be found using the AHLA Travel Center online
booking engine. Go to our website and follow the Member Travel links.
Car Discounts
- Discounted meeting rates (Avis & Enterprise).
Zone Fares
- Region-to-region flat rates.
Make your reservation from one of the following options:
Email: reservations@atcmeetings.com
Web: www.atcmeetings.com
Fax: (858) 362-3153
The above discounts apply for travel September 14-28, 2007. Some
restrictions may apply. Service fees apply.
You may also call your own agency or the vendors directly and
refer to the following I.D. numbers:
United:
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510CK
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(800) 521-4041
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American Airlines:
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A8297AP
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(800) 433-1790
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Enterprise:
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32H7476
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(800) 593-0505
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Avis:
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J952801
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(800) 331-1600
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