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Texas Physicians' Group Agrees To Settle FTC Charges of Collective Bargaining

Date

June 9, 2003

A nonprofit corporation representing approximately 1,000 participating physicians in the Dallas/Fort Worth, Texas metropolitan area has agreed to settle Federal Trade Commission charges that...

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Two San Diego County Anesthesiology Groups Agree to Settle FTC Charges of Fixing Prices

Date

May 30, 2003

Two San Diego County, California, anesthesiologists groups have agreed to settle Federal Trade Commission charges that they jointly agreed on certain fees and other competitively significant terms...

Press Release

New Mexico Physicians' Association Agrees To Settle FTC Charges of Price-Fixing

Date

May 2, 2003

Carlsbad Physician Association (CPA), a New Mexico physicians' organization, along with its Executive Director and certain Board and Contract Committee members, has agreed to settle Federal Trade...

Public Statement

Report from the Bureau of Competition

Date

April 4, 2003

Report from the Bureau of Competition (131.92 KB)

Report

Spring 2003 Report

Date

April 1, 2003

Spring 2003 Report (521.77 KB)

Press Release

Federal Judge Issues Record $7 Million Fine Against Boston Scientific Corporation

Date

March 31, 2003

United States Attorney Michael J. Sullivan, Assistant Attorney General Robert D. McCallum, Jr., and Federal Trade Commission Bureau of Competition Director Joe Simons announced today that a federal...

Cases and Proceedings

Boston Scientific Corporation, U.S.

Type of Action

Federal

Last Updated

March 31, 2003

FTC Matter/File Number

971 0116

Press Release

FTC Charges Unocal with Anticompetitive Conduct Related to Reformulated Gasoline

Date

March 4, 2003

The Federal Trade Commission today issued an administrative complaint against Union Oil Company of California (Unocal) for allegedly committing fraud in connection with regulatory proceedings before...

Press Release

First Session of FTC/DOJ Health Care and Competition Law and Policy Hearings Begins Wednesday, February 26

Date

February 26, 2003

The first session of the Federal Trade Commission/Department of Justice joint hearings on health care and competition law and policy will begin Wednesday, February 26 at 1:30 p.m. The agenda for this...

Press Release

Resolving Anticompetitive Concerns, FTC Clears Dainippon's Acquisition of Bayer Corp.'s High-Performance Organic Pigment Business

Date

January 31, 2003

The Federal Trade Commission today said that it will require Japan's Dainippon Ink and Chemicals, Incorporated (Dainippon) to divest certain assets prior to the proposed acquisition by its U.S...

Public Statement

Improving the Economic Foundations of Competition Policy

Date

January 15, 2003

* This speech reflects the views of Chairman Muris and not necessarily those of the Commission or of any other Commissioner. Introduction I am delighted to speak at a symposium dedicated to my teacher...

Press Release

FTC Competition Director Announces Best Practices for Merger Investigations

Date

December 11, 2002

Presenting keynote remarks at an annual conference on "Current Topics in Merger and Antitrust Enforcement" in Washington, DC, today Federal Trade Commission Competition Director Joe Simons announced...

Public Statement

Looking Forward: The Federal Trade Commission and the Future Development of U.S. Competition Policy

Date

December 10, 2002

This speech reflects the views of Chairman Muris and not necessarily those of the Commission or of any other Commissioner. Introduction Roughly two years ago, toward the end of December 2000, it...

Press Release

FTC Releases Health Care and Competition Law and Policy Workshop Materials

Date

November 15, 2002

The Federal Trade Commission today released the materials relating to the workshop on Health Care Competition Law and Policy, held on September 9-10, 2002. The workshop focused on the implications of...

Public Statement

Efficiencies and Antitrust: A Story of Ongoing Evolution

Date

November 8, 2002

One of my recent articles (2) advanced the proposition that, contrary to popular belief, merger policy in the last 25 years has not shifted back and forth with changes of administrations. The evidence...

Oct08

Event

Possible Anticompetitive Efforts to Restrict Competition on the Internet

October 8, 2002 | 12:00AM - October 10, 2002 | 12:00AM

The FTC hosted a public workshop to explore how certain state regulations and private business practices may be having significantly anticompetitive effects on e-commerce. Some private estimates...

Sep09

Event

Workshop on Health Care and Competition Law and Policy

September 9, 2002 | 12:00AM - September 10, 2002 | 12:00AM

The FTC held a public workshop on the implications of competition law and policy for health care financing and delivery. The workshop considered the impact of competition law and policy on the cost...

Report

24th Report (FY 2001)

Date

September 1, 2002

24th Report (FY 2001) (594.77 KB)

Press Release

Federal Trade Commission Announces Formation of Merger Litigation Task Force

Date

August 28, 2002

Joe Simons, Director of the Federal Trade Commission's Bureau of Competition, today announced the formation of the Merger Litigation Task Force, which will be headed by Michael Cowie, an Assistant...

Cases and Proceedings

Physician Integrated Services of Denver, Inc., Michael J. Guese, M.D., and Marcia L. Brauchler

A consent order settled charges that a Denver, Colorado physician organization and its members, its president, Dr. M. J. Guese, and its non-physician consultant, M. A. Brauchler, increased fees for services through collective boycotts and agreements in a effort to fix the prices they would receive from health care insurance payers. The order prohibits the organization and its members and other respondents from entering into any agreement with insurance payers or providers to negotiate on behalf of the physicians group.

Type of Action

Administrative

Last Updated

July 19, 2002

FTC Matter/File Number

0110173

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