Advisory Opinions

Our staff issue advisory opinions to help clarify FTC rules and decisions regarding either competition or consumer protection issues, often in response to requests from businesses and industry groups. To find a specific opinion, use the filters on this page. Parties may request advice from our staff concerning proposed conduct.

Health Care Antitrust Issues

Elmore Community Hospital/Community Hospital

June 20, 1995

re: a purchasing joint venture in AL

Advisory Opinion to Fancher (06-20-95)

California All Health

June 14, 1995

re: HMO joint venture in four counties: Los Angeles, San Bernardino, Riverside and Kern

Advisory Opinion to Kopit (06-14-95)

Erlanger Medical Center/Memorial Hospital/Women's East

May 31, 1995

re: to operate jointly a new hospital in Chattanooga

Advisory Opinion to Smith (05-31-95)

Oakland Physician Network, L.L.C.

March 28, 1995

re: Primary care physician network joint venture

Advisory Opinion to Cook (03-28-95)

Palmetto Dental Alliance

September 23, 1994

re: Proposed exclusive provider organization to provide dental services to beneficiaries of third party health benefits plans

Advisory Opinion to Barnes (09-23-94)

Rocky Mountain Cardiovascular Affiliates

September 23, 1994

re: Limited liability company composed of physician cardiovascular services practices

Advisory Opinion to Ayervais (09-23-94)

Suffolk County Dental Society

July 6, 1994

re: Legality of "exclusive dental plans"; proposed dental society disciplinary action against dentists sponsoring such plans

Advisory Opinion to Roberts and Sunshine (07-06-94)

South East Managed Care Organization/Jackson Medical Cooperative

July 5, 1994

re: Physician network joint venture between physician directed managed care organization and group of physician providers

Advisory Opinion to Evans (07-05-94)

ACMG, Inc

July 5, 1994

re: Proposed agreement between state medical society and independent health care management and development company to establish society sponsored state-wide PPO

Advisory Opinion to McVay (07-05-94)

Elkhart General Hospital

June 13, 1994

re: Sales of pharmaceuticals by non-profit hospital to hospital operated home health care program

Advisory Opinion to Johnson (06-13-94)

Advisory opinion on the permissibility under the antitrust laws of a system of professional society peer review of physicians' fees

February 14, 1994

Re: A program proposed by the American Medical Association and the Chicago Medical Society involving peer review of physician fees is not likely to violate antitrust laws, Decisions Volume 117

Advisory opinion on the permissibility under the antitrust laws of a system of professional society peer review of physicians' fees (1.21 MB)

American Medical Association

February 14, 1994

re: Professional society peer review of physicians' fees: required physician participation in advisory fee review; medical society discipline for fee-related conduct

Advisory Opinion to Johnson (02-14-94)

Advisory opinion on the application of the Non-Profit Institutions Act, 15 U.S.C. § 13c, to sales of pharmaceuticals by non-profit hospitals to related non-profit long-term care facilities

December 31, 1993

Re: The application of the Non-Profit Institutions Act to sales of pharmaceuticals by non-profit hospitals to related non-profit long-term care facilities, Decisions Volume 116

Advisory opinion on the application of the Non-Profit Institutions Act, 15 U.S.C. § 13c, to sales of pharmaceuticals by non-profit hospitals to related non-profit long-term care facilities (77.09 KB)