Health-Care Collusion Task Force Sets Stage for DOJ Enforcement

The Justice Department’s new efforts to detect collusion in the health-care industry are likely to result in a range of enforcement actions against providers and other players within the medical supply chain.

The recent rollout of the DOJ’s Task Force on Health Care Monopolies and Collusion builds upon the Biden administration’s efforts to crack down on anticompetitive practices in the increasingly complex and consolidated health-care space.

Both the DOJ and the Federal Trade Commission already focus on health-care enforcement, but the dedicated force launched in May brings together experts including data scientists, technologists, investigators, and economists to better understand health-care ...