Keyword: FTC

Lawmakers who created the modern generics industry never imagined brand-pharma companies maximizing profits by appearing to compete with themselves.

Surescripts has fired back at the Federal Trade Commission in its antitrust case, filing a motion to dismiss the FTC's charges in federal court Friday.

UnitedHealth's Optum unit has completed its $4.3 billion acquisition of DaVita Medical Group after getting the final OK from the FTC.

The merger between CVS Health and Aetna could pay off, but ensuring deals like this are effectively vetted is key, they said.

A key challenge facing the FTC as it aims to more effectively monitor healthcare mergers is a lack of resources.

Privacy experts and patient advocates say Facebook's recent changes do not go far enough to protect users’ personal health information.

The FTC is suing Surescripts, accusing the health IT company of employing illegal restraints to maintain its monopolies over the e-prescribing market.

The information that consumers share online, including sensitive health data, is being collected and shared, often without consumers’ awareness.

A complaint filed with the Federal Trade Commission accuses Facebook of misleading its users regarding the private nature of closed Facebook groups and exposing users’ sensitive health data.

Through a network of marketing sites, Simple Health Plans allegedly sold bogus insurance to consumers.