Prepared Statement of the Federal Trade Commission on Antitrust Enforcement in the Health Care Industry
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Richard A. Feinstein, Former Director, Bureau of Competition
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FTC Testifies on Antitrust Enforcement in the Health Care Industry
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The Federal Trade Commission testified today before Congress on how it protects and promotes competition in the health care industry to help make sure U.S. consumers get high-quality care at...
FTC Challenges LabCorp's Acquisition of Rival Clinical Laboratory Testing Company
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As part of its ongoing efforts to ensure competition in U.S. health care markets, the Federal Trade Commission today challenged Laboratory Corporation of America’s $57.5 million acquisition of rival...
FTC Requires Universal Health Services to Sell 15 Psychiatric Facilities as a Condition of Acquiring Rival Psychiatric Solutions
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The Federal Trade Commission will require Universal Health Services, Inc., one of the nation’s largest hospital management companies, to sell 15 psychiatric facilities as a condition of its $3.1...
Promedica Health System, Inc.
Type of Action
Process Enforcement
Last Updated
FTC Matter/File Number
101 0167
Case Status
Closed
Oct05
Workshop Regarding Accountable Care Organizations and Implications Regarding Antitrust, Physican Self-Referral, Anti-Kickback and Civil Monetary Penalty (CMP) Laws
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The Federal Trade Commission, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) and the Department of Health and Human Services’ Office of Inspector General will co-host a workshop on several issues...
Novartis AG, In the Matter of (Alcon, Inc)
To settle FTC charges that its proposed acquisition of Alcon, Inc., would be anticompetitive, Novartis AG agreed to sell an injectable eye care drug used in cataract surgery. Novartis and Alcon are the only two U.S. providers of the class of drugs known as injectable miotics, and the FTC alleges that the acquisition would have created a monopoly in injectable miotics. The settlement requires Novartis to sell its drug Miochol-E to Bausch & Lomb, Inc.
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Administrative
Last Updated
FTC Matter/File Number
101 0068
Docket Number
C-4296
FTC, HHS Office of Inspector General, and Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services Announce Workshop on Issues Related to Accountable Care Organizations
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On October 5, 2010, the Federal Trade Commission will co-host a workshop on several issues associated with Accountable Care Organizations (ACOs), organizations authorized by the new Affordable Care...
FTC Staff Opinion: Yakima Valley Memorial Hospital's Proposed Rx Program Exempt From the Robinson-Patman Act
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In a letter issued today, the staff of the Federal Trade Commission advised Yakima Valley Memorial Hospital that its proposal to provide pharmaceuticals purchased at a discount to employees of two...
Court Orders Internet Marketers of Acai Berry Weight-Loss Pills and "Colon Cleansers" to Stop Deceptive Advertising and Unfair Billing Practices
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At the request of the Federal Trade Commission, a U.S. district court has ordered the marketers of acai berry supplements, “colon cleansers,” and other products to temporarily halt an Internet sales...
Carilion Clinic, a corporation, In the Matter of
The Commission issued an administrative complaint challenging Carilion Clinic’s 2008 acquisition of two competing outpatient clinics in the Roanoke, Virginia, area. The complaint alleges that Carilion’s acquisition of these outpatient centers eliminated competition for patients in the Roanoke area. On October 7, 2009 Carillion agreed to sell two independent outpatient medical clinics it acquired last year to settle the charges.
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Administrative
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FTC Matter/File Number
0810259
Docket Number
9338
FTC Staff Opinion: Community CarePartners, Inc.'s Proposed Discount Rx Program Exempt From the Robinson-Patman Act
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In a letter issued today, the staff of the Federal Trade Commission advised Community CarePartners, Inc. that its proposal to provide pharmaceuticals purchased at a discount to in-home hospice...
Minnesota Health Care Provider Group Settles FTC Price Fixing Charges
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A group of doctors and hospitals in southwestern Minnesota has agreed to a settlement with the Federal Trade Commission that prohibits anticompetitive tactics the group allegedly used to increase...
FTC Chairman Addresses American Medical Association
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In a speech to the American Medical Association in Chicago, Federal Trade Commission Chairman Jon Leibowitz announced that the FTC will hold a public workshop this fall on health care competition...
FTC Files Amicus Brief in Support of Rehearing of Ciprofloxacin "Pay-for-Delay" Case; FTC Approves Final Rule to Inform Consumers About Deposit Institutions That Lack Federal Deposit Insurance
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FTC Files Amicus Brief in Support of Rehearing of Ciprofloxacin "Pay-for-Delay" Case The Federal Trade Commission has filed an amicus brief in the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit...
Arkansas Carpenters Health and Welfare Fund, et. al v. Bayer AG, et. al (In re Ciprofloxacin Hydrochloride Antitrust Litigation)
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05-2851 & 05-2852
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U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit
An amicus brief in support of plaintiffs-appellants’ petition for rehearing en banc. The case concerns a court of appeals panel decision upholding the dismissal of an antitrust challenge to a Hatch...
Statement by FTC Chairman Jon Leibowitz Regarding Todays Decision by the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit in the Ciprofloxacin "Pay-for-Delay" Case
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Federal Trade Commission Chairman Jon Leibowitz issued the following statement regarding today’s decision by the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit, which invited the plaintiffs in the...
FTC Provides Comments to FCC on Protecting Children in Traditional and New Media Environments; FTC Approves Final Settlement Order Regarding The M Group, Inc., Doing Business As Bamboosa; FTC Approves Final Settlement Order Regarding Roaring Fork Valley
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FTC Provides Comments to FCC on Protecting Children in Traditional and New Media Environments The Federal Trade Commission explains how it helps to keep children safe in both fast-changing online...
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