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Grocery prices are high. But is that suspicious?
Aug 5, 2024
The Federal Trade Commission just announced that the agency would investigate whether companies are inflating grocery prices.
FTC investigates companies' use of surveillance pricing
Jul 25, 2024
The Federal Trade Commission wants to know how firms are using surveillance pricing as ever more data on consumers is collected.
Why the FTC is looking at pharmacy benefit managers and their role in drug pricing
Jul 11, 2024
The Federal Trade Commission says companies like CVS Caremark, Express Scripts and OptumRx are artificially driving up prices for medications.
The biggest middleman in the prescription drug supply chain now makes drugs
May 14, 2024
With pharmaceutical mergers more common, the FTC is taking a hard look at pharmacy benefit managers and antitrust concerns.
Private equity's role in health care is under increasing scrutiny
Apr 8, 2024
A Senate committee and two federal agencies are taking closer looks at how private equity’s ownership of hospitals and physician staffing companies is affecting health care.
New FTC rule aims to crack down on impersonation scams
Apr 2, 2024
Posing as a bank or other trusted institution to cheat the public will be outlawed and the agency will get new tools to go after scammers.
FTC proposes new rule to increase transparency around junk fees
Oct 11, 2023
One area particularly hard hit by these extra charges: apartment rent. And the fees aren't always disclosed before tenants sign the lease.
For public good, not for profit.
FTC, 17 states file antitrust lawsuit against Amazon
Sep 26, 2023
The Federal Trade Commission and more than a dozen U.S. states are alleging that Amazon used "its monopoly power" to inflate prices.
What the FTC's Microsoft-Activision loss might mean for future mergers
Jul 12, 2023
Microsoft can proceed with its purchase, but fighting the FTC's antitrust lawsuit came with a lot of scrutiny.
Be prepared to navigate a maze to cancel that subscription
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Matt Levin
Jun 22, 2023
Behavioral economics helps explain why it's hard to unsubscribe.