2008
DOI: 10.1017/s1744133107004331
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Defining hospital markets for antitrust enforcement: new approaches and their applicability to The Netherlands

Abstract: Effective antitrust enforcement is of crucial importance for countries with a market-based health care system in which hospitals are expected to compete. Assessing hospital market power--a central issue to competition policy--is, however, complicated because the presence of third party payers and the general unobservability of prices make it difficult to apply the standard methods of market definition. Alternative, less formal methods historically employed in the hospital industry have proven inaccurate; these… Show more

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“…e As Varkevisser et al point out, the product dimension of the hospital market definition is usually much less contentious. The authors state a "general lack of debate over the relevant product market" ( [18], p. 9). Gaynor and Vogt also state the need for more research regarding the definition of the product market for hospital services [13].…”
Section: Endnotes Amentioning
confidence: 99%
“…e As Varkevisser et al point out, the product dimension of the hospital market definition is usually much less contentious. The authors state a "general lack of debate over the relevant product market" ( [18], p. 9). Gaynor and Vogt also state the need for more research regarding the definition of the product market for hospital services [13].…”
Section: Endnotes Amentioning
confidence: 99%
“…This is due to the specific characteristics of hospital markets, namely the presence of third-party payers, differentiated products, asymmetric information, uncertainty, and entry and exit barriers (Varkevisser and Schut, 2008).…”
Section: Geographical Market Definitionmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…In this case, the court accepted the limited geographical market put forward by the competition authorities. This was the first time since the 1980s that the courts ruled in favour of the competition authorities with regard to challenging a hospital merger (Varkevisser and Schut, 2008) 3 .…”
Section: Introductionmentioning
confidence: 99%
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