Physician Collective Bargaining: State Legislation and the State Action Doctrine
By , February 8, 2012
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The legislatures in Alaska, New Jersey, and Texas enacted laws that charged the Attorney General with the responsibility for authorizing joint negotiations among health care providers when the market structure indicated it was warranted. This legislation was enacted in response to the fear that access to high quality health care services at reasonable prices would be threatened by the monopsony power of large managed care plans.
