FTC Antitrust Actions in Health Care Services and Products

摘要

In the mid-1970's, the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) formed a division within the Bureau of Competition to investigate potential antitrust violations involving health care. The Health Care Services and Products Division consists of approximately thirty-five lawyers and investigators who work exclusively on health care antitrust matters. Health Care Services and Products Division staff also work with staff in the FTC's seven regional offices on health care matters. FTC cases involving health care services and products are summarized below. The Commission and its staff have also responded to numerous requests for guidance from health care industry participants through, among other things, the advisory opinion letter process, and through the issuance of statements on enforcement policy.