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Slow but no surprises – FTC follows DOJ’s lead in withdrawing health care policy statements

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Home Perspectives Slow but no surprises – FTC follows DOJ’s lead in withdrawing health care policy statements
On July 14, the Federal Trade Commission (“FTC”) voted to withdraw two antitrust policy statements related to health care: Statements of Antitrust Enforcement Policy in Health Care (1996), and Statement of Antitrust Enforcement Policy Regarding Accountable Care Organizations Participating in the Medicare Shared Savings Program (2011).  The FTC’s announcement followed in the footsteps of the Department of Justice (“DOJ”), which announced that it planned to withdraw from the same statements in...