antitrust
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Pharma
Indivior, 42 AGs Reach $102M Suboxone Antitrust Settlement
The AGs had claimed that Invidior used 'product hopping' to block competition from generics for its opioid treatment drug.
Pharma
A More Aggressive FTC Is Starting to Target Drug Mergers and Industry Middlemen
The suit marks the first time since 2009 that the FTC has tried to block a drug company merger.
Human Resources
Unions Ask DOJ to Investigate UPMC's 'Anticompetitive Tsunami'
SEIU, SOC accuse PA's largest health system of widespread abuses of market power.
Strategy
Flagler Health+ and UF Health Reach Definitive Agreement
The deal, which would integrate Flagler Health+ into UF Health, is expected to be completed by the end of September.
Technology
FTC RFI Wants Comments on Cloud Competition, Security
The public will have until May 22 to submit comments, which will be posted to Regulations.gov.
Strategy
DOJ Strikes 'Outdated' Policies That Tamp Healthcare Competition
Justice officials note that the withdrawn guidance hasn't kept pace with the rapidly changing healthcare landscape.
Pharma
CA AG Sues Insulin Makers, PBMs for Price Gouging
Eli Lilly, Novo Nordisk, Sanofi, CVS Caremark, Express Scripts, and OptumRx are accused of overcharging patients.
Pharma
35 AGs Back OK's Authority to Regulate PBMs
The PBM lobby has called the states' push for oversight "both misplaced and irrelevant."
Pharma
Judge: Suboxone 'Product Hopping' LawSuit May Proceed
The suit alleges that Indivior violated antitrust laws to preserve its Suboxone monopoly.
Pharma
Would the Merck / Seagen Merger Pass Tougher Regulatory Scrutiny?
The drug makers are in acquisition talks, but there is no recorded offer yet and no agreement has been made...
Strategy
Another Merger Bites the Dust: HCA, Steward Abandon Transaction
The FTC continues to crack down on anticompetitive M&A transactions in healthcare.
Strategy
RWJBarnabas, Saint Peter's Call it Quits on Proposed Merger
The transaction received opposition from the FTC, which sued to block the New Jersey health system merger earlier this month.