Becker's Healthcare October 4, 2024
During a visit to Wisconsin, Federal Trade Commission Chairwoman Lina Khan left open the possibility of the agency intervening in ongoing litigation involving Epic Systems, ABC affiliate WKOW reported Oct. 3.
Epic is facing an antitrust lawsuit filed by Particle Health on Sept. 23 in the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York. The lawsuit alleges that Epic is stifling competition in the payer platform space.
Particle Health, a data platform that aggregates and delivers actionable patient information to healthcare companies, claims Epic is using its market position to unfairly limit competition. While Ms. Khan did not confirm whether the FTC would get involved, she acknowledged hearing concerns about similar issues from entrepreneurs and startups trying...