FTC Healthcare Task Force

A new group will join the fight to protect Americans from their country’s health care system. The Federal Trade Commission has announced the creation of a health care task force “…that will engage in a coordinated, integrated approach to healthcare enforcement and advocacy to protect American patients, healthcare workers, and taxpayers.” According to the FTC, the task force will: Lead targeted enforcement and advocacy initiatives focused on key priorities; Devise coordinated agencywide strategies on investigations; Take a proactive and strategic approach to identifying amicus and statement of interest opportunities; and Identify emerging issues and new priority areas for enforcement and [...]