February - 2016

Report Raises Questions About Divestiture Solutions' Viability

Antitrust enforcers frequently attempt to solve anti-competitive mergers through divestitures, requiring spinoffs of assets to acquiring...

Statute Gives Ohio Department of Insurance Power to Hold Hearings

In a recent article for the Columbus Dispatch, a spokesperson for the Ohio Department of Insurance (ODI) acknowledged that the health...

Panel Examines Impact of Health Care Mergers

Last Friday Families USA held its annual Health Action conference on health care in the United States. The conference offered a number of...

California Regulators Express Skepticism Towards Health Insurance Mergers

California regulators are concerned that too much consolidation in the health insurance industry could weaken competition and increase...

United States-Mexico-Canada Agreement (USMCA)

Congress Bans Gag-Clauses on Pharmacists

Letter from David A. Balto on behalf of Consumer Action and CPPC to the Federal Trade Commission, re

The Promise of Biosimilars

FTC's Past Advocacy on PBMs is Misguided

David Balto Sends Letter to HELP Committee Regarding Need for PBM Reform

Unions and Consumer Groups Submit Comments to FTC Encouraging it to Investigate PBM Practices

Congress: Target the Middlemen Who Drive Up Drug Costs

Consumer Groups Ask FTC to Implement Rules Against Pharma Rebate Walls

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