Yesterday the United States Supreme Court heard argument in a case of national importance to health professions and the state boards that regulate them. The case, North Carolina Board of Dental Examiners v. FTC, addresses the question whether a state dental board can be guilty of antitrust violation. Remember …
Solo Doc Lacks Antitrust Standing, Says Seventh Circuit
March 13, 2014 Leave a Comment
Dr. Fisher is a solo family practitioner in Oshkosh. He had been on the Aurora Hospital medical staff for a decade when the hospital adopted a 24/7 coverage rule requiring doctors to provide 24/7 coverage, either personally or through back-up by another staff member. Dr. Fisher, of course, could not be …