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Federal Trade Commission
US Challenges ‘Bogus’ Patents on Ozempic and Other Drugs in Effort to Spur Competition
Summary of article from AP News, by Matthew Perrone: The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) is challenging patents on 20 brand-name drugs, including Ozempic, as part of…
What the FTC’s Rule Banning Non-Competes Means for Healthcare
Summary of article from Nelson Mullins Riley & Scarborough LLP, by Candace Friel, Denise Gunter, Carrie Hanger: The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) has finalized a rule…
Feds Launch Website for Reporting of Health Care Anticompetitive Practices
On April 18, 2024, the Federal Trade Commission (FTC), U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ), and U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) launched a public…
FTC Bans Noncompete Clauses, Declares Vast Majority Unenforceable
Summary of article from Ars Technica, by Jon Brodkin: The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) has issued a final rule banning noncompete clauses, rendering most existing clauses…
Proposed FTC Order will Prohibit Telehealth Firm Cerebral from Using or Disclosing Sensitive Data for Advertising Purposes, and Require it to Pay $7 Million
Cerebral, Inc., a telehealth company, has agreed to settle Federal Trade Commission (FTC) charges over its failure to secure and protect sensitive consumer health data. The…
Consumer Health Information: Handle With (Extreme) Care
From the Federal Trade Commission, Business Blog, by Lesley Fair: The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) has taken action against online healthcare providers Cerebral and Monument, Inc.…
How Hospitals Are Fighting to Keep Their Former Doctors From Seeing Patients
From NBC News, by Shannon Pettypiece: Noncompete agreements, which prevent doctors from seeing patients for one to two years within a geographic region if they leave…
The Most Critical Elements of the FTC’s Health Breach Rulemaking
From Lawfare, by Justin Sherman and Devan Desai, The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) is considering modifications to its Health Breach Notification Rule (HBNR), which governs how…
FTC sues to block $350 million sale of 2 Tenet Healthcare-owned hospitals in Memphis area
The Federal Trade Commission is suing to block Farmers Branch-based Tenet Healthcare’s $350 million sale of two hospitals in the Memphis area to another healthcare system.…