The Portuguese Competition Authority sanctions hospitals and a respective association for concerted behaviour (Portuguese Private Hospitals Association / Grupo Trofa Saúde / Hospital Privado da Trofa / Trofa Group / Hospital Particular do Algarve...)

AdC sanctions hospitals and respective association for concerted behavior*The decision The Portuguese Competition Authority (AdC) sanctioned the Portuguese Private Hospitals Association (APHP), G.T.S - Grupo Trofa Saúde, SGPS, S.A. and Hospital Privado da Trofa, S.A. (jointly, the Trofa Group), Hospital Particular do Algarve, S.A. (HPA), José de Mello Capital, S.A. and CUF, S.A. (jointly, Mello Group), Lusíadas SGPS, S.A. and Lusíadas, S.A. (jointly, Lusíadas Group) and Luz Saúde, S.A. (Luz) for a concerted behavior which resulted in a restriction of competition in the contracting of hospital health services by the public health sub-system ADSE. ADSE is a public health sub-system used mostly by civil servants in Portugal and is