Capabilities:
Antitrust & Health Care Economics

• Market definition
• Market power
• Barriers to entry
• Competitive injury
• Class certification

Antitrust Economics

Heiden Associates has provided economic analysis including expert witness reports and testimony in a wide variety of government and private antitrust cases including class action matters. The firm has also provided analysis of the competitive implications of mergers and acquisitions. Dr. Heiden, who brings significant senior level experience from the Federal Trade Commission, has addressed antitrust issues in a wide array of industries and markets-for both plaintiffs and defendants-across the entire gamut of antitrust practice areas, including conspiracy, monopolization, attempts to monopolize, price discrimination, and unfair competition.

Our economists are experienced in analyzing documentary evidence and market data and are skilled at making sense out of large volumes of price, cost and other financial and transactions data. Economic issues we have addressed include:

• Product and geographic market definition
• Exclusive contracts and tying requirements
• Predatory pricing
• Fact of antitrust injury
• Competitive implications of mergers and acquisitions
• Class certification issues

Health Care: Antitrust and Other Analyses

Our economists have extensive experience in the analysis of health care issues. We have produced studies and reports that have been used in high profile antitrust cases, Congressional proceedings, and market research and analysis. Our studies have focused on issues such as:

• The impact on U.S. health care costs of a potential Federal exemption from normal antitrust jurisdiction of physicians' groups in their dealings with managed care organizations.
• Measurement of economies of scale for large purchasing groups.
• Cost savings resulting from computerized billing of physicians' insurance claims.
• Competitive impact and cost-justification of minimum health insurance subscriber participation quotas.
• Determination of the relevant markets for medical services such as anesthesiology, nursing, nephrology, cardiology, radiology, cardiac surgery, prescription drugs and medical/hospital supplies.