Tag: Health Care

FTC and Missouri Attorney General Warn Hearing Aid Sellers About Deceptive Stimulus Payment Claims

Date

July 21, 2020

The Federal Trade Commission and Missouri Attorney General have sent warning letters to two companies that sent mailers to consumers that suggested that they could provide government stimulus money to...

Federal Register Notice

Elanco Animal Health and Bayer Animal Health; Analysis of Agreement Containing Consent Orders To Aid Public Comment

Date

July 21, 2020

FTC to Host Virtual PrivacyCon 2020 on July 21

Date

July 20, 2020

WHAT: The Federal Trade Commission will host PrivacyCon 2020 to examine the latest research and trends related to consumer privacy and data security. WHEN: Tuesday, July 21, 2020, 9 a.m. - 5 p.m. ET...

Statement of Commissioner Rebecca Kelly Slaughter Concerning the Contact Lens Rule

Date

June 22, 2020

Rebecca Kelly Slaughter, Commissioner

Matter Number

R511995

Concurring Statement of Commissioner Rebecca Kelly Slaughter concerning the Contact Lens Rule (28.91 KB)

Public Statement

Occupational Licensing in Health Care: Sorting the Wheat from the Chaff

Date

June 19, 2020

Occupational Licensing in Health Care: Sorting the Wheat from the Chaff (118.83 KB)

FTC Comment Supports Provisions in Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services’ Interim Final Rule that Reduce or Eliminate Restrictive Medicare Payment Requirements for Telehealth and Related Services during Pandemic

Date

June 2, 2020

The staffs of the Federal Trade Commission’s Office of Policy Planning, Bureau of Economics, Bureau of Competition, and Office of the General Counsel have submitted a comment to the Centers for...

FTC Approves Final Order Settling Charges that Danaher Corporation’s Acquisition of GE Biopharma Was Anticompetitive

Date

May 29, 2020

Following a public comment period, the Federal Trade Commission has approved a final order settling charges that Danaher Corporation’s acquisition of GE Biopharma would likely reduce competition in...

Advocacy Filings

FTC Staff Letter to the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services Regarding the Interim Final Rule with Policy and Regulatory Revisions in Response to the COVID-19 Public Health Emergency

Date

May 29, 2020

Matter Number

V200009

Text of the Staff Comment (591.45 KB)

FTC Approves Final Order Imposing Conditions on Össur Hf’s Acquisition of College Park Industries, Inc.

Date

May 28, 2020

Following a public comment period, the Federal Trade Commission has approved a final order settling charges that Össur Hf’s proposed acquisition of College Park Industries, Inc. would violate federal...

Össur Hf. and College Park Industries, In the Matter of

Össur Hf and College Park Industries, Inc., both makers of prosthetic limbs, have agreed to divest College Park’s myoelectric elbow business to settle Federal Trade Commission charges that Össur’s proposed acquisition of College Park would violate federal antitrust law.

Type of Action

Administrative

Last Updated

May 28, 2020

FTC Matter/File Number

191 0177

Case Status

Pending

Federal Register Notice

16 CFR Part 318: Health Breach Notification Rule; Request for Public Comment

Date

May 22, 2020

Public Statement

Wilson says pandemic underscores need to establish privacy rules for 'Big Tech'

Date

May 18, 2020

Wilson says pandemic underscores need to establish privacy rules for 'Big Tech' (112.82 KB)

FTC Alerts Consumers About Nursing Homes and Assisted Living Facilities Taking Stimulus Checks From Medicaid Patients

Date

May 15, 2020

The Federal Trade Commission has issued an alert to consumers to be on the lookout for nursing homes and assisted living facilities that are requiring residents who are on Medicaid to sign their...

Federal Register Notice

AbbVie Inc. and Allergan plc; Analysis of Consent Order To Aid Public Comment

Date

May 12, 2020

Statement of Chairman Joseph J. Simons, Commissioner Noah J. Phillips and Commissioner Christine S. Wilson Concerning the Proposed Acquisition of Allergan plc by AbbVie Inc. (424.16 KB)

Statement of Chairman Joseph J. Simons, Commissioner Noah J. Phillips and Commissioner Christine S. Wilson Concerning the Proposed Acquisition of Allergan plc by AbbVie Inc.

Date

May 5, 2020

Joseph J. Simons, Former Chairman;

Noah Joshua Phillips, Former Commissioner;

Christine S. Wilson, Former Commissioner

Matter Number

191 0169

Dissenting Statement of Commissioner Rohit Chopra In the Matter of AbbVie Inc. and Allergan plc

Date

May 5, 2020

Rohit Chopra, Former Commissioner

Matter Number

191 0169

Dissenting Statement of Commissioner Rohit Chopra in the Matter of Abbvie Inc. and Allergan plc [Redacted] (184.39 KB)

Dissenting Statement of Commissioner Rebecca Kelly Slaughter Regarding the Proposed Acquisition of Allergan plc by AbbVie Inc.

Date

May 5, 2020

Rebecca Kelly Slaughter, Commissioner

Matter Number

191 0169

Dissenting Statement of Commissioner Rebecca Kelly Slaughter in the Matter of AbbVie and Allergan (405.02 KB)

FTC Chairman Releases 2019 Annual Highlights

Date

April 23, 2020

Federal Trade Commission Chairman Joe Simons released a summary of the agency’s 2019 Annual Highlights today, calling attention to the Commission’s ongoing efforts to protect consumers and promote a...

Six More States Join FTC and NY Attorney General’s Case Against Vyera Pharmaceuticals, Martin Shkreli, and Other Defendants

Date

April 14, 2020

The Federal Trade Commission has filed an amended complaint in federal court against Vyera Pharmaceuticals, LLC, adding six new states as co-complainants. The FTC filed the original complaint jointly...