Bureau of Competition: Health Care Issues

General Information

• Overview of FTC Antitrust Actions in Health Care Services and Products [Updated 08/2006]
• Overview of FTC Antitrust Actions in Pharmaceutical Services and Products [Updated 08/2006]
• United States Submission to the 2004 OECD Roundtable on Competition in the Health Professions
• Commission Actions
• Health Care News Releases

Industry Guidance

• Revised Federal Trade Commission, Justice Department Policy Statements on Health Care Antitrust Enforcement (08/26/96)
  • [PDF]
  • News Release
• Commission and Staff Advisory Opinions (Health Care Antitrust Issues)

Pharmaceutical Agreement Filing

• Pharmaceutical Agreement Filing [PDF 13KB]
• Frequently Asked Questions for Pharmaceutical Agreement Filing [PDF 13KB]
• Annual Reports
  • 2005
  • 2004

Public Documents Related to Health Care

• Advocacy Filings - Healthcare
• Speeches/Testimony
• Hearings
• Commission and Staff Reports
• Health Care Cases/Litigation
  • Cases
  • Adjudicative Proceedings
  • Adjudicative Opinions
  • Amicus Briefs
• Public Comments
• Closing Letters
  

Economic Research

• Bureau of Economics Health Care Web Page