Tag: Competition

FTC Issues Orders to Eight Companies Seeking Information on Surveillance Pricing

Date

July 23, 2024

The Federal Trade Commission issued orders to eight companies offering surveillance pricing products and services that incorporate data about consumers’ characteristics and behavior. The orders seek...

Policy Statements

Joint Statement on Competition in Generative AI Foundation Models and AI Products

Date

July 23, 2024

Lina M. Khan, Former Chair and Commissioner

Joint Statement on Competition in Generative AI Foundation Models and AI Products (245.96 KB)

Concurring Statement of Commissioner Andrew N. Ferguson Regarding Surveillance Pricing Intermediaries

Date

July 23, 2024

Andrew N. Ferguson, Chairman

Concurring Statement of Commissioner Andrew N. Ferguson Regarding Surveillance Pricing Intermediaries (194.57 KB)

Commissioner Holyoak Concurring Statement Regarding Surveillance Pricing Intermediaries

Date

July 23, 2024

Melissa Holyoak, Former Commissioner

Concurring Statement of Commissioner Holyoak Regarding Surveillance Pricing Intermediaries (167.18 KB)

FTC, DOJ, and International Enforcers Issue Joint Statement on AI Competition Issues

Date

July 23, 2024

Today, FTC Chair Lina M. Khan, alongside international antitrust enforcers and the Department of Justice, Antitrust Division, issued a statement affirming a commitment to protecting competition across...

FTC and DOJ Extend Public Comment on Request for Information Targeting Serial Acquisitions, Roll-Up Strategies Across U.S. Economy

Date

July 19, 2024

The Federal Trade Commission and the U.S. Department of Justice Antitrust Division (DOJ) are extending the deadline by 60 days for the public to comment on a joint Request for Information that seeks...

Opening Statement of Commissioner Alvaro M. Bedoya Before the U.S. House of Representatives, Energy & Commerce Committee Subcommittee on Innovation, Data, and Commerce "The Fiscal Year 2025 Federal Trade Commission Budget" (255.76 KB)

FTC Submits Comment Supporting Proposed USPTO Terminal Disclaimer Rule

Date

July 10, 2024

The Federal Trade Commission submitted a comment supporting a proposed U.S. Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) rule regarding new requirements associated with patent terminal disclaimer practice to...

Public Statement

Opening Statement of Commissioner Alvaro M. Bedoya Before the U.S. House of Representatives, Energy & Commerce Committee Subcommittee on Innovation, Data, and Commerce "The Fiscal Year 2025 Federal Trade Commission Budget"

Date

July 9, 2024

Testimony of Chair Lina M. Khan Before the House Committee on Energy and Commerce Subcommittee on Innovation, Data, and Commerce United States House of Representatives (524.67 KB)

Testimony of Chair Lina M. Khan Before the House Committee on Energy and Commerce Subcommittee on Innovation, Data, and Commerce United States House of Representatives

Date

July 9, 2024

Lina M. Khan, Former Chair and Commissioner

Opening Statement of Commissioner Rebecca Kelly Slaughter as prepared for delivery Before the Committee on Energy and Commerce Subcommittee on Innovation, Data & Commerce United States House of Representatives (127.27 KB)

Opening Statement of Commissioner Rebecca Kelly Slaughter as prepared for delivery Before the Committee on Energy and Commerce Subcommittee on Innovation, Data & Commerce

Date

July 9, 2024

Rebecca Kelly Slaughter, Former Commissioner

Report

Pharmacy Benefit Managers: The Powerful Middlemen Inflating Drug Costs and Squeezing Main Street Pharmacies

Date

July 9, 2024

Report on Pharmacy Benefit Managers: The Powerful Middlemen Inflating Drug Costs and Squeezing Main Street Pharmacies (2.47 MB)

Statement of Commissioner Alvaro M. Bedoya Before the U.S. House of Representatives Energy & Commerce Committee Subcommittee on Innovation, Data & Commerce for the Hearing: “The Fiscal Year 2025 Federal Trade Commission Budget” (376 KB)

Statement of Commissioner Alvaro M. Bedoya Before the U.S. House of Representatives Energy & Commerce Committee Subcommittee on Innovation, Data & Commerce for the Hearing: “The Fiscal Year 2025 Federal Trade Commission Budget”

Date

July 9, 2024

Alvaro Bedoya, Former Commissioner

Prepared Statement of Commissioner Melissa Holyoak Before the Subcommittee on Innovation, Data, and Commerce of the Energy and Commerce Committee, United States House of Representatives concerning “The Fiscal Year 2025 Federal Trade Commission Budget” (172.17 KB)

Prepared Statement of Commissioner Melissa Holyoak Before the Subcommittee on Innovation, Data, and Commerce of the Energy and Commerce Committee, United States House of Representatives concerning “The Fiscal Year 2025 Federal Trade Commission Budget”

Date

July 9, 2024

Melissa Holyoak, Former Commissioner

Statement of Commissioner Andrew N. Ferguson Before the House Energy and Commerce Committee, Subcommittee on Innovation, Data, and Commerce regarding “The Fiscal Year 2025 Federal Trade Commission Budget” (163.12 KB)

Statement of Commissioner Andrew N. Ferguson Before the House Energy and Commerce Committee, Subcommittee on Innovation, Data, and Commerce regarding “The Fiscal Year 2025 Federal Trade Commission Budget”

Date

July 9, 2024

Andrew N. Ferguson, Chairman

Dissenting Statement of Commissioner Melissa Holyoak In the Matter of the Pharmacy Benefit Managers Report

Date

July 9, 2024

Melissa Holyoak, Former Commissioner

Dissenting Statement of Commissioner Melissa Holyoak In the Matter of the Pharmacy Benefit Managers Report (226.67 KB)

Concurring Statement of Commissioner Andrew N. Ferguson Regarding the Pharmacy Benefit Managers Interim Staff Report

Date

July 9, 2024

Andrew N. Ferguson, Chairman

Concurring Statement of Commissioner Andrew N. Ferguson Regarding the Pharmacy Benefit Managers Interim Staff Report (231.68 KB)

Statement of Chair Lina M. Khan Joined by Commissioners Alvaro M. Bedoya & Rebecca Kelly Slaughter Regarding the Pharmacy Benefit Managers Interim Staff Report (202.52 KB)

Statement of Chair Lina M. Khan Joined by Commissioners Alvaro M. Bedoya & Rebecca Kelly Slaughter Regarding the Pharmacy Benefit Managers Interim Staff Report

Date

July 9, 2024

Lina M. Khan, Former Chair and Commissioner;

Alvaro Bedoya, Former Commissioner;

Rebecca Kelly Slaughter, Former Commissioner

FTC Releases Interim Staff Report on Prescription Drug Middlemen

Date

July 9, 2024

The Federal Trade Commission today published an interim report on the prescription drug middleman industry that underscores the impact pharmacy benefit managers (PBMs) have on the accessibility and...