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Capital regulation impedes entry and competition between health insurers
Stringent capital requirements and limited opportunities to meet these restrict entry and competition between health insurers. This is one of the main conclusions that the Netherlands Authority for Consumers and Markets (ACM) draws in its study into … -
Barriers to entry and expansion in the Dutch health insurance market
The ACM has conducted a study into barriers to entry and expansion in in the Dutch health insurance market. These barriers are an important reason for the lack of effective competition between health insurers. The study shows that high capital … -
ACM conference Impact Assessment 2016: presentation Kemp
The Netherlands Authority for Consumers & Markets (ACM) organised a conference on “Impact Assessment of Interventions of Competition and Consumer Authorities”, to pay tribute to the ten-year anniversary of the ACM’s (former NMa’s) Chief Economist Office. … -
ACM conference Impact Assessment 2016: programme
The Netherlands Authority for Consumers & Markets (ACM) organised a conference on “Impact Assessment of Interventions of Competition and Consumer Authorities”, to pay tribute to the ten-year anniversary of the ACM’s (former NMa’s) Chief Economist Office. … -
ACM conference Impact Assessment 2016: presentation Spinnewijn
The Netherlands Authority for Consumers & Markets (ACM) organised a conference on “Impact Assessment of Interventions of Competition and Consumer Authorities”, to pay tribute to the ten-year anniversary of the ACM’s (former NMa’s) Chief Economist Office. … -
Merger between two hospitals in Amsterdam requires further investigation
The Academic Medical Center (AMC) and het VU University Medical Center (VUmc), both based in Amsterdam, need to apply for a merger license with the Netherlands Authority for Consumers and Markets (ACM) first before they can proceed with their planned … -
Wholesale company Holland Pharma is allowed to acquire FACO
The Netherlands Authority for Consumers and Markets (ACM) has cleared the acquisition of FACO by Holland Pharma. Both Holland Pharma and FACO are wholesale companies trading in drugstore items. They supply their products to, among others, their own … -
ACM clears merger between two rural Dutch hospitals
The Netherlands Authority for Consumers and Markets (ACM) has cleared the merger between two rural hospitals in the eastern part of the Netherlands: the Slingeland Hospital in the town of Doetinchem and the Queen Beatrix Regional Hospital (SKB) in the … -
ACM hosts hackathon to make energy and health care more transparent
Designing the future of the energy and health care sectors in just 24 hours. Does that sound too good to be true? We do not think so. That is why the Netherlands Authority for Consumers and Markets (ACM) will host an ‘Open Market Hack’ or hackathon on … -
ACM clears merger between two western Dutch hospitals
The Netherlands Authority for Consumers and Markets (ACM) has cleared the merger between two hospitals in the western Dutch province of North-Holland: the Waterland Hospital in the city of Purmerend and the Westfriesgasthuis hospital in the city of Hoorn. …