Law360, New York ( August 30, 2016, 12:44 PM EDT) -- One of the most challenging aspects of antitrust cases in the health care field is the rich mixture of public interest considerations, pro-competitive benefits, anti-competitive concerns, the backdrop of the Affordable Care Act and the unknown about what will happen tomorrow. How will the courts rule in the context of the ongoing developments in change, consolidation and competition in health care? Will the challenged mergers and affiliations bring benefits to consumers? To the parties? To health care? How can counsel sort through the conflicting interests while also zealously advocating on behalf of their clients? Mergers, affiliations, patent licensing arrangements and purchasing and pricing arrangements between pharmaceutical companies, hospitals and insurers raise complex issues, and the results will have significant impacts on consumers and businesses in the health care field....