Policy & Medicine July 29, 2020
The Federal Trade Commission (“FTC”) recently released its annual report for 2019. The FTC’s annual report details the FTC’s actions over the prior year. In 2019, similar to other years, the health care industry represented 46 percent of the FTC’s competition enforcement actions. That 46 percent was split between general health care (18 percent) and pharmaceuticals and medical devices (28 percent).
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As described in the FTC’s report, “The Commission has long prioritized competition in health care markets because such competition helps contain costs, improves quality, increases access, and encourages innovation. Relying primarily on enforcement, the Commission works to prevent anticompetitive mergers and conduct that would harm competition in these markets.”
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