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Anti-Trust



MHA 612 Assignment 2

Ashford University

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Anti-Trust


Introduction


In the United States, the federal government and mostly of the state government

have created antitrust laws and policies. These have been created to promote a competitive and

free marketplace environment, guarding citizens and companies from the effects of monopoly

power. Many cases have been reported to the U.S Department of Justice Antitrust Division and

have been tried for not following the laws and regulations. In this paper, the focus will be the

case of the United States versus Heritage Pharmaceuticals, Inc.


Summarized Charges and Rebuttal/Mitigation Charges


The purpose of antitrust laws is to develop public policy principles where customers are

protected against private economic power in a competitive marketplace. This generates at

atmosphere in which quality goods are well allocated and services are offered at the lowest price

possible. Federal antitrust laws are based on three main acts: Sherman Act, Clayton Act, and

Federal Trade Commission Act.


Sherman Act, more specifically Section 1, prohibits all conspiracies or agreements that

restrain any type of trades. This includes agreements or conspiracies to fix prices, divide market

territories, or group of customers, boycotts, or use of strategies with the knowledge and intent of

hurting the competition. This Act protects patients from low quality and high price services

cause by inefficient strategies from organizations. Most of the time, this act judges business

practices for actions that are justified from a business perspective but illegal in the eyes of the

act. When it comes to the price for services, there is a concern that rise from the fact that

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