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FTC
The biggest middleman in the prescription drug supply chain now makes drugs
May 14, 2024
With pharmaceutical mergers more common, the FTC is taking a hard look at pharmacy benefit managers and antitrust concerns.
Private equity's role in health care is under increasing scrutiny
Apr 8, 2024
A Senate committee and two federal agencies are taking closer looks at how private equity’s ownership of hospitals and physician staffing companies is affecting health care.
New FTC rule aims to crack down on impersonation scams
Apr 2, 2024
Posing as a bank or other trusted institution to cheat the public will be outlawed and the agency will get new tools to go after scammers.
FTC proposes new rule to increase transparency around junk fees
Oct 11, 2023
One area particularly hard hit by these extra charges: apartment rent. And the fees aren't always disclosed before tenants sign the lease.
FTC, 17 states file antitrust lawsuit against Amazon
Sep 26, 2023
The Federal Trade Commission and more than a dozen U.S. states are alleging that Amazon used "its monopoly power" to inflate prices.
What the FTC's Microsoft-Activision loss might mean for future mergers
Jul 12, 2023
Microsoft can proceed with its purchase, but fighting the FTC's antitrust lawsuit came with a lot of scrutiny.
Be prepared to navigate a maze to cancel that subscription
by
Matt Levin
Jun 22, 2023
Behavioral economics helps explain why it's hard to unsubscribe.
For public good, not for profit.
Rural towns fear Kroger-Albertsons merger will close stores and raise prices
by
Matt Bloom
May 2, 2023
The companies’ plans have drawn skepticism from trade unions, consumer advocate groups and Colorado's attorney general.
FTC chair on regulating AI and "taking on some of the biggest, most powerful companies in our economy"
by
Kai Ryssdal
, Sean McHenry
and Sarah Leeson
May 1, 2023
"We need to make sure the market knows that there is no exemption for AI," says Lina Khan of the Federal Trade Commission.
Predatory practices past and present target Black investors
Feb 10, 2023
Payday loans, high-fee check-cashing services and scams find fertile ground in a community still affected by generations of discrimination.