The Source Staff Co-Author New Research on the State Protection of Academic Medical Centers from Antitrust Oversight
March 25, 2026
The Source’s founder Jaime S. King, and executive editor Katherine L. Gudiksen, working with Harvard’s Anna D. Sinaiko, have authored a report on state antitrust exemptions for academic medical centers (AMCs) published recently by the New England Journal of Medicine. There is a recent history of AMCs merging with nonacademic systems, with states creating "carve-outs" to exempt AMCs from antitrust oversight. The research indicates that such exemptions are unwise and that states should engage in reviews of AMC transactions to ensure they actually deliver public benefits while minimizing consumer harm. Read the full paper here: https://www.nejm.org/doi/full/10.1056/NEJMp2514565
Key Issues: Antitrust Enforcement Healthcare Consolidation
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