The Federal Trade Commission's ("FTC") recently submitted Congressional Budget Justification and Annual Performance Plan and Report contains helpful insight into the FTC's focus and expectations for the coming fiscal year. Of particular note, is a slight shift of funds from activities designed to "protect consumers" to activities intended to "promote competition." High on the FTC's list of actions designed to promote competition is continued scrutiny of the health care industry. And to that end, the FTC reiterated its intention to, among other things:
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