La Asociacion Medica de Puerto Rico, et al.; Prohibited Trade Practices, and Affirmative Corrective Actions

摘要

In settlement of alleged violations of federal law prohibiting unfair acts and practices and unfair methods of competition, this consent order prohibits, among other things, the Medical Association, the Physiatry Section, and the two doctors from encouraging, organizing or entering into: any boycott or refusal to deal with any third-party payer; or any agreement to refuse to provide services to patients covered by any third-party payer. In addition, the consent order prohibits, for five years, the respondents from soliciting information from physiatrists regarding their decisions whether to participate in agreements with insurers and provide service; from passing such information along to other doctors; and from giving physiatrists advice about making those decisions.