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The Fate of the “Last Gasp” of the Biden FTC: Will Its Legacy Survive the Trump Administration?
In the days leading up to President Trump’s inauguration, the Biden FTC rushed to initiate major lawsuits and to tie a bow on ...
FTC points at partnerships between AI leaders and cloud service providers, suggesting they could be subject to antitrust scrutiny
A staff report released Friday by the FTC suggested partnerships between OpenAI and Microsoft, and Amazon and Anthropic, ...
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FTC says partnerships like Microsoft-OpenAI raise antitrust concerns
The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) said in a staff report issued Friday that there are potential competitive issues in ...
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FTC Issues PBM Report Signaling Consolidation Is Impacting Pharmaceutical Prices
At a public meeting held on January 15, 2025, the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) summarized the Second Interim Staff Report ...
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Healthcare Leaders Support FTC’s Second Report on PBMs, While PBMs Criticize Findings
On Tuesday, the Federal Trade Commission released its second interim staff report on prescription drug middlemen. The report ...
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FTC Warns of Fake Toll Road Text Phishing Scams Around U.S.
The Federal Trade Commission has issued a warning about phony text messages sent to residents about supposed tolls they owe. The surge in SMS spam has been linked to increased activity by foreign bad ...
The FTC Finds United Health’s OptumRX Is Engaged In Widespread Price Gouging
The Federal Trade Commision (FTC) found prescription benefits managers like UnitedHealth's OptumRX have gained $7.3B from ...
More Litigation Coming? Insulin MDL Gets Boost from FTC Report
In the report, the FTC said pharmacy benefit managers (PBMs), charge significant markups for cancer, HIV, and other critical ...
The FTC is concerned about Big Tech-AI startup partnerships — Microsoft-Open AI raises alarms
The FTC warns that multi-billion-dollar partnerships between Big Tech and AI startups could lead to the monopolization of the AI and cloud computing sectors.
Surmodics falls on report about FTC review of GTCR deal
Surmodics (NASDAQ:SRDX) dropped 5.8% after a report about the Federal Trade Commission's review of its planned sale to private equity firm GTCR. The staff of the FTC has some concerns about the $627 ...
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UnitedHealth Charged Cancer Patients 5000%, Bombshell FTC Report Claims
America's largest health care company, UnitedHealth, made profits of more than 5,000 percent on a lifesaving leukemia drug, according to a Federal Trade Commission report. The December murder of ...