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March 12, 2014
March 11, 2014
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Market Structure as a Determinant of Patient Care Quality
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Efforts to understand the relationship between market structure and the quality of health services are complicated by the non-random character of patients' choices of where to receive care. To address...
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Inspecciones encubiertas realizadas por la FTC en funerarias de ocho estados examinan el cumplimiento de los requerimientos informativos de la Regla de Funerales
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Los investigadores encubiertos que efectuaron inspecciones en ocho estados descubrieron que 30 de las 122 funerarias visitadas durante 2013 omitieron entregarles a los consumidores la información de...
FTC Approves Final Order Settling Charges that Aaron’s Inc. Allowed Franchisees to Spy on Consumers via Rental Computers
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Following a public comment period, the Federal Trade Commission has approved a final order settling charges that Aaron’s Inc., a national rent-to-own retailer, knowingly played a direct and vital role...
FTC Undercover Inspections of Funeral Homes in Nine States Test Compliance with Funeral Rule Disclosure Requirements
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Investigators working undercover in nine states found that, in 30 of the 122 funeral homes they visited during 2013, the funeral homes failed to disclose pricing information to consumers as required...
FTC Staff Provided Comments on Proposed CMS Contracting Changes
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Federal Trade Commission staff, in response to a request for public comment from the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), submitted comments on March 7, 2014 on CMS’s proposed changes in...
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Aaron’s, Inc., In the Matter of (timeline item) - March 11, 2014
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Complaint
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Decision and Order
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Letter To Commenter Bacon
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Letter To Commenter Bartlett
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Letter To Commenter Bender
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Letter To Commenter Channell
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Letter To Commenter Collazo
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Letter To Commenter Davis
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Letter To Commenter Haq
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Letter To Commenter Mand
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Letter To Commenter Salisbury
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Letter To Commenter Whittle
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FTC Staff Comment To Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services Regarding "CY2015 Policy and Technical Changes to the Medicare Advantage and Prescription Drug Benefit Programs"
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V140006
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...
March 10, 2014
Employment Background Checks: FTC, EEOC Offer Tips for Employers and Job Applicants
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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...
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
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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...
FTC Publishes New Strategic Plan and Submits Fiscal Year 2015 Budget Request and Performance Plans to Congress
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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...
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