HMO mergers and medicare: the antitrust issues
构建理论框架预测医疗保险健康维护组织市场合并的影响，指出大型合并应受反垄断调查，并以PacifiCare与FHP合并为例说明潜在问题。
This paper presents a theoretical framework to predict the effects that may arise from mergers in the rapidly-growing Medicare HMO market. We argue that mergers of large Medicare HMOs should be targeted for antitrust investigation because there are significant barriers into this market. The recent merger of PacifiCare and FHP is used to illustrate the potential antitrust issues raised by Medicare HMO mergers. © 1998 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.