The Dutch competition authority NMa carried out surprise raids on Amsterdam’s two university teaching hospitals and a local healthcare umbrella group this week as part of an investigation into uncompetitive practices.

The cartel body would not say what rules it thought had been broken. The government dictates the prices for most hospital treatments.
The umbrella group Sigra represents most of the city’s healthcare organisations and strives to improve quality and efficiency in the sector.
‘We are very surprise by the investigation but will meet the results with full confidence,’ a spokesman for the AMC teaching hospital said. ‘We have nothing to hide.’