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FTC Votes to Issue Statement Withdrawing Prior Pharmacy Benefit Manager Advocacy
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The Federal Trade Commission voted to issue a statement cautioning against reliance on prior advocacy statements and studies related to pharmacy benefit mangers (PBMs) that no longer reflect current...
FTC Announces Tentative Agenda for July 20 Open Commission Meeting
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Today, Federal Trade Commission Chair Lina M. Khan announced that an open meeting of the Commission will be held virtually on Thursday, July 20, 2023. The open meeting will commence at 11am ET and...
FTC Further Expands Inquiry Into Prescription Drug Middlemen Industry Practices
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As part of its ongoing study on pharmacy benefit managers (PBMs) and their impact on the accessibility and affordability of prescription drugs, the Federal Trade Commission has issued a compulsory...
FTC Deepens Inquiry into Prescription Drug Middlemen
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As part of its ongoing inquiry into pharmacy benefit managers (PBMs) and their impact on the accessibility and affordability of prescription drugs, the Federal Trade Commission has issued compulsory...
FTC to Ramp Up Enforcement Against Any Illegal Rebate Schemes, Bribes to Prescription Drug Middleman That Block Cheaper Drugs
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The Federal Trade Commission announced that it will ramp up enforcement against any illegal bribes and rebate schemes that block patients’ access to competing lower-cost drugs. The enforcement policy...
Public Statement
Oral Remarks of Christine S. Wilson at Open Commission Meeting on June 16, 2022
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Statement of Commissioner Alvaro M. Bedoya Regarding the Commission's Policy Statement on Rebates and Fees in Exchange for Excluding Lower-Cost Drug Products
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Alvaro Bedoya, Commissioner
Matter Number
P221201
Concurring Statement of Commissioners Noah Joshua Phillips and Christine S. Wilson Regarding 6(b) Study of Pharmacy Benefit Managers
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Noah Joshua Phillips, Former Commissioner;
Christine S. Wilson, Former Commissioner
Matter Number
P221200
FTC Launches Inquiry Into Prescription Drug Middlemen Industry
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The Federal Trade Commission announced today that it will launch an inquiry into the prescription drug middleman industry, requiring the six largest pharmacy benefit managers to provide information...
Statement of Commissioner Rebecca Kelly Slaughter Regarding 6(b) Study of Pharmacy Benefit Managers
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By
Rebecca Kelly Slaughter, Commissioner
Matter Number
P221200
Federal Trade Commission Extends Public Comment Period for Request for Information on Impact of Pharmacy Benefit Managers
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The Federal Trade Commission is extending the public comment period, until May 25, 2022, on a request for information that covers a wide range of issues in the PBM market – including contract terms...
FTC Requests Public Comments on the Impact of Pharmacy Benefit Managers’ Practices
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The Federal Trade Commission announced it is soliciting public input on the ways that practices by large, vertically integrated Pharmacy Benefit Managers’ (PBMs) are affecting drug affordability and...
FTC Staff Comment Says New York Bill to Regulate Pharmacy Benefit Managers May Increase Pharmaceutical Prices for New York Consumers; Commission Approves Final Consent Order in Matter of Dow Chemical Company and Rohm & Haas Company
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FTC Staff Comment Says New York Bill to Regulate Pharmacy Benefit Managers May Increase Pharmaceutical Prices for New York Consumers – Federal Trade Commission staff filed a comment stating that...
Staff Submits Comments on Pharmacy Benefit Managers to Virginia House of Delegates; Commission Approves Issuance of Strategic Plan for Fiscal Years 2006-2011; FTC Approves Final Consent Order in Matter of New Century Health Quality Alliance, Inc.
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Commission approval of staff comments to the Virginia House of Delegates: The FTC has approved the filing of comments by the staffs of the Bureaus of Competition and Economics and the Office of Policy...
FTC Issues Report on PBM Ownership of Mail-Order Pharmacies
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The Federal Trade Commission today issued a report entitled “Pharmacy Benefit Managers: Ownership of Mail-Order Pharmacies.” The report, developed in response to a Congressional request in the...
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