Commission Actions

Staff submitted a comment to CMS, in response to a request for public comments, regarding proposed changes in contracting for Medicare Part D. The comment recommended that CMS reconsider a proposal to...

Federal Trade Commission Staff Comment To the Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services Regarding the Proposed Rule Entitled "Contract Year 2015 Policy and Technical Changes to the Medicare Advantage and the Medicare Prescription Drug Benefit Programs" (1.18 MB)

Federal Trade Commission Statement Concerning Reliance on Prior PBM-Related Adv…

FTC Votes to Issue Statement Withdrawing Prior Pharmacy Benefit Manager Advocacy

March 10, 2014

Public Statement

Knocking Down Silos and Weaving the Tapestry: A Look at the Priorities of FTC Commissioner Julie Brill

Date

March 10, 2014

Knocking Down Silos and Weaving the Tapestry: A Look at the Priorities of FTC Commissioner Julie Brill (106.51 KB)

Public Statement

Growth, Jobs, & Prosperity in the Digital Age: OECD Shapes the Policy Environment”

Date

March 10, 2014

Growth, Jobs, & Prosperity in the Digital Age: OECD Shapes the Policy Environment” (95.39 KB)

Press Release

Employment Background Checks: FTC, EEOC Offer Tips for Employers and Job Applicants

Date

March 10, 2014

Hiring decisions are among the most important choices for any employer, but the process can be complex. For the first time, the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) and the Equal Employment Opportunity...

Press Release

FTC Staff Opinion: Rx Program Operated for the Benefit of Non-Profit Schools, Colleges, and Universities Appears to Fall within the NPIA Exemption to Robinson-Patman

Date

March 10, 2014

In a letter issued today, the staff of the Federal Trade Commission advised Quest Analytics Group that its proposal to operate a GPO-based prescription drug program for the benefit of a group of non...

Press Release

FTC Publishes New Strategic Plan and Submits Fiscal Year 2015 Budget Request and Performance Plans to Congress

Date

March 10, 2014

The Federal Trade Commission has submitted its Fiscal Year 2015 budget request to Congress, including the FY 2015 Budget Overview Statement, and FY 2014 and FY 2015 Performance Plans required under...

Case Timeline Item

Ardagh Group S.A., Saint-Gobain Containers, Inc., and Compagnie de Saint-Gobain, In the Matter of (timeline item) - March 10, 2014

Date

March 10, 2014

Administrative Law Judge’s Order Granting Request to Certify Joint Motion to Withdraw Matter from Adjudication (203.76 KB)

Joint Motion to Withdraw Matter From Adjudication (182.99 KB)

Case Timeline Item

PhRMA a/k/a Pharmaceutical Research and Manufacturers of America (timeline item) - March 10, 2014

Date

March 10, 2014

Defendant Federal Trade Commission's Motion for Summary Judgment (161.47 KB)

Case Timeline Item

LabMD, Inc., In the Matter of (timeline item) - March 10, 2014

Date

March 10, 2014

Administrative Law Judge’s Order Granting in Part and Denying in Part Complaint Counsel's Motion for Discovery Sanctions (557.87 KB)

Administrative Law Judge’s Order Granting in Part and Denying in Part Complaint Counsel’s Motion for Protective Order Regarding Rule 3.33 Notice of Deposition (1.12 MB)

Advocacy Filings

FTC Staff Comment Before the Massachusetts Department of Public Utilities Regarding Its Investigation of Time-Varying Retail Rates for Electric Power

Date

March 10, 2014

Matter Number

V140003

Docket Number

DPU 14-04

FTC staff submitted a comment in response to a request by the Commonwealth of Massachusetts Department of Public Utilities (DPU) for comments on its investigation of dynamic pricing for residential...

FTC Staff Comment Before the Massachusetts Department of Public Utilities Regarding Its Investigation of Time-Varying Retail Rates for Electric Power (155.62 KB)

Advisory Opinions

Quest Analytics Group

Date

March 10, 2014

Addresses whether a group purchasing organization based prescription-drug program operated for the benefit of a group of non-profit schools, colleges, and universities would fall within the Non-Profit...

Staff Advisory Opinion Letter from Markus H. Meier, Assistant Director, Health Care Division, Bureau of Competition, to James L.S. Cobb, Esq., Wyrick Robbins Yates & Ponton LLP, Concerning Quest Analytics Group’s Proposal for a Group Purchasing Organization Based Prescription Drug Program (280.84 KB)

March 9, 2014

Public Statement

CBS 60 Minutes: The Data Brokers: Selling your Personal Information (VIDEO)

Date

March 9, 2014

Public Statement

CBS 60 Minutes: The Data Brokers: Selling your Personal Information (TRANSCRIPT)

Date

March 9, 2014

March 8, 2014

Public Statement

International Convergence, Competition Policy, and the Public Interest

Date

March 8, 2014

International Convergence, Competition Policy, and the Public Interest (365.3 KB)

March 7, 2014

Report

Policy Perspectives: Competition and the Regulation of Advanced Practice Nurses

Date

March 7, 2014

Policy Perspectives: Competition and the Regulation of Advanced Practice Nurses (695.77 KB)

Public Statement

Privacy Leadership Award for 2014 from the International Association of Privacy Professionals, Award Acceptance Speech

Date

March 7, 2014

Privacy Leadership Award for 2014 from the International Association of Privacy Professionals, Award Acceptance Speech (19.99 KB)

Press Release

FTC Staff Paper: State Legislators Should Carefully Evaluate Proposals to Limit Advanced Practice Registered Nurses’ Scope of Practice

Date

March 7, 2014

Federal Trade Commission staff has issued a policy paper suggesting that state legislators should be cautious when evaluating proposals to limit the scope of practice of Advanced Practice Registered...

Press Release

FTC Announces Schedule for Reviewing Regulations (2014)

Date

March 7, 2014

As part of the Federal Trade Commission’s systematic review of all current FTC rules and guides, the agency is announcing a modified 10-year regulatory review schedule. To ensure that its rules and...

Press Release

FTC Obtains $2.2 Million Judgment against Supplement Marketer that Made Phony Claims for Treating and Preventing Diabetes

Date

March 7, 2014

A federal court has ordered marketers of bogus diabetes remedies to pay for violating Section 5 of the FTC Act.

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