…Trade Commission’s bid to convince a judge to issue a preliminary injunction to put a hold on Kroger’s $25 billion bid to acquire Albertsons.   Wednesday’s court proceedings brought up key…

…Angry Bear. Phama Pricing has always been an issue. FTC Sues PBMs for Jacking Up Insulin Prices by David Dayen The American Prospect The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) has filed…

…Commission (PRC). After receiving an advisory opinion from the PRC, the Postal Service will consider the commission’s opinion and finalize its decision. The changes would not be implemented until 2025….

…Medicare Payment Advisory Commission (MedPAC) estimated that in 2022 MA risk scores were about 18% higher than scores for similar FFS beneficiaries due to higher “coding intensity” — the polite…

…of advising the five commissioners of the Federal Trade Commission what they should do. The chairman at that time was Michael Pertschuk, who — like Kahn — aggressively used the…

…with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The commission has investigated Musk’s 2022 purchase of X, then called Twitter. Musk did not show up for a deposition in September, leading to…

…all about? Corporate profits Despite the headwinds described above, grocery stores’ profit margins increased in recent years, according to a March 2024 report by the Federal Trade Commission. The FTC…

…Trade Commission’s enforcement agenda. From 1952 to 1964, for example, the agency issued 81 formal complaints to block grocery suppliers from giving large supermarket chains better prices on milk, oatmeal,…

“Specialty Generic Drugs: A Growing Profit Center for Vertically Integrated Pharmacy Benefit Managers,” Federal Trade Commission A brief post or commentary on Pharmacy Benefit Managers (PBMs). For the Big 3…

…that it does not advance the interests of the United States government for Federal Trade Commission (FTC) political appointees to hold leadership positions in the ABA. Accordingly, I prohibit FTC…