Antitrust

ANTITRUST AND HEALTH CARE:
CURRENT ANTITRUST ISSUES FOR THE HEALTH CARE PROVIDER
Sponsored By:
THE FEDERAL TRADE COMMISSION
JEREMIAH "JAY" NIXON MISSOURI ATTORNEY GENERAL
SAINT LOUIS UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF LAW
AND
THE AMERICAN BAR ASSOCIATION ANTITRUST SECTION
Friday, November 14, 1997
8:00 am - 5:00 pm
PROGRAM AGENDA

8:00am
Registration Desk Opens

8:30am-8:45am
Introductory Remarks
C. Steven Baker, Director Chicago Regional Office Federal Trade Commission
Chicago, Illinois
Jeremiah "Jay" Nixon, Attorney General State of Missouri
Jefferson City, Missouri

8:45am-9:45am
Antitrust & Economic Fundamentals for the Health Care Practitioner
This session will provide a practical "nuts and bolts" overview of traditional antitrust and economic analysis in the context of health care markets.
Thomas L. Greaney, Jr. Saint Louis University School of Law
Saint Louis, Missouri
Lawrence Wu, Senior Analyst National Economic Research Associates
White Plains, New York

9:45am-10:00am
Coffee Break

10:00am-11:30am
An overview of Competition in the Missouri Health Care Market: Past, Present, and Future
This session will provide an overview of the health care industry in Missouri from the perspectives of the government, managed care, health care providers, and employers.
Panel Moderator Tom Watkins
Watkins, Boulware, Lucas, Miner, Murphy & Taylor
Saint Joseph, Missouri

State Government Perspective
Penny Newman, Assistant Attorney General
Office of the Missouri Attorney General
Kansas City, Missouri

Private Antitrust Counsel Perspective
Perry Johnson
Bryan Cave, LLP
Saint Louis, Missouri

Managed Care Perspective
Vic Turvey, President & CEO
United HealthCare of the Midwest, Inc.
Saint Louis, Missouri

Provider Perspective
Gerald Sill, General Counsel
Missouri Hospital Association
Jefferson City, Missouri

Employer Perspective
James Studtz, Executive Director
Saint Louis Area Business Health Coalition
Saint Louis, Missouri

11:30am-12:15pm
Current Issues in Health Care Antitrust Enforcement at the Federal Trade Commission
This session will provide an overview of the FTC health care program, recent enforcement actions, and some thoughts on where the Commission is headed in the future.

Mark D. Whitener, Deputy Director
Bureau of Competition
Federal Trade Commission
Washington, D.C.

12:15pm-1:30pm
Lunch
Luncheon Speaker-- Debra Valentine, General Counsel FTC

1:30pm-3:00pm
Hospital Merger Analysis in Recent Litigated Antitrust Cases
This session will be a panel debate about the Freeman Hospital, Mercy Health Services, and Butterworth Health Corporation decisions.

Moderator
Thomas L. Greaney, Jr.
Saint Louis University School of Law
Saint Louis, Missouri

Government Perspective
David R. Pender
Deputy Assitance Director for Health Care
Federal Trade Commission
Washington, D.C.

Richard S. Martin
Health Care Task Force
U.S. Department of Justice
Washington, D.C.

Private Antitrust Counsel Perspective
Thomas Campbell
Gardner, Carton & Douglas
Chicago, Illinios

Hospital Perspective
Fred Brown, President and CEO
BJC Health System
Saint Louis, Missouri
(Chairman Elect, American Hospital Association)

Economist Perspective
Lawrence Wu, Senior Analyst
National Economic Research Associates
White Plains, New York

Judicial Perspective
The Honorable Dean Whipple
United States District Court
Western District Missouri

3:00pm-3:15pm
Coffee Break

3:15pm-4:00pm
Provider Joint Ventures and Networks: A Practical Guide
This session will address the various implications of provider joint ventures and networks.

Mark J. Horschak
Womble, Carlyle, Sandridge & Rice
Charlotte, North Carolina

4:00pm-5:00pm
Antitrust, Economic, and Health Care Implications of Vertical Integration Between Hospitals, Physicians and Ancillary Service Providers
This session will address the various implications of vertical integration among health care service providers.

Howard Feller
McGuire, Woods, Battle & Booth, LLP
Richmond, Virginia

5:00pm
Adjourn