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The Fairway Health Group contracted with the Empire Corporation to provide behavioral healthcare services to Empire employees. As a condition of providing behavioral healthcare services, Fairway required Empire to contract with Fairway for basic medical s
Suggested Answer: C
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29 comments · newest first
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Dong
11 months ago
Nah, I think it's more about horizontal division of markets.
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Lacresha
11 months ago
This is a clear case of price-fixing, right?
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Emilio
12 months ago
Wait, are we sure it's a tying arrangement? Seems a bit off.
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Buddy
12 months ago
Totally agree, that's definitely what it looks like.
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Keneth
1 year ago
Sounds like a classic tying arrangement to me.
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Ilona
1 year ago
I’m a bit lost on this one. I thought price-fixing was more about setting prices together, but I could see how they might relate.
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Alishia
1 year ago
This question reminds me of a practice question we did on antitrust laws. I think tying arrangements were mentioned there, so I might lean towards option D.
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Alisha
1 year ago
I'm not entirely sure, but I remember something about horizontal group boycotts being related to agreements between competitors. This doesn't seem like that, though.
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Daron
1 year ago
I think this might be a tying arrangement since Fairway is requiring Empire to contract for basic medical services to get behavioral healthcare.
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Jose
1 year ago
Okay, I think I've got it. Fairway is requiring Empire to contract with them for basic medical services as a condition of providing the behavioral healthcare services. That sounds like a classic tying arrangement to me. I'll select that answer choice.
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Louvenia
1 year ago
Hmm, this seems like it could be a price-fixing agreement too, if Fairway is coordinating with Empire on the pricing of the behavioral healthcare services. I'll need to think through the different anticompetitive practices and see which one best fits the facts presented.
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Kirk
1 year ago
I'm a bit confused by the wording here. Is this a horizontal group boycott, where Fairway is conspiring with other providers to exclude Empire? Or is it a tying arrangement, where Fairway is forcing Empire to buy additional services? I'll need to re-read the question carefully.
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Amalia
1 year ago
This looks like a classic tying arrangement question. I'll need to analyze the facts to determine if Fairway is requiring Empire to purchase additional services as a condition of the behavioral healthcare contract.
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Alyce
2 years ago
Wait, is this a trick question? I bet Fairway is actually running a secret underground fight club for healthcare workers.
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Aracelis
1 year ago
C) horizontal division of markets
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Glory
1 year ago
B) price-fixing agreement
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Jettie
1 year ago
A) horizontal group boycott
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Lamonica
2 years ago
Haha, this is like a classic 'Monopoly' move - Fairway is trying to corner the market and make Empire its captive customer!
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Thersa
2 years ago
Definitely a horizontal division of markets. Fairway is carving out the behavioral healthcare market for itself and shutting out other providers.
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Freeman
1 year ago
D) tying arrangement
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Ethan
1 year ago
C) horizontal division of markets
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Elmira
1 year ago
A) horizontal group boycott
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Darell
2 years ago
I'm torn between price-fixing and tying arrangement. Fairway could be trying to control the prices for both medical and behavioral services.
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Niesha
2 years ago
This has got to be a tying arrangement. Fairway is requiring Empire to use its services as a condition of providing healthcare - that's textbook tying!
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Colby
2 years ago
That's a clear violation of antitrust laws.
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Loreen
2 years ago
I agree, it definitely sounds like a tying arrangement.
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Amber
2 years ago
I'm not sure, but I think it could also be A) horizontal group boycott, as Fairway and Empire are working together to restrict competition.
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Millie
2 years ago
I agree with Jules, because Fairway required Empire to contract for basic medical services as a condition of providing behavioral healthcare.
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Jules
2 years ago
I think the answer is D) tying arrangement.