Vertical effects split FTC again

Pallavi Guniganti

20 June 2019

Federal Trade Commission entrance

The Federal Trade Commission continues to show divided views on vertical mergers, as the commissioners split along party lines over the alleged anticompetitive effect of a health insurer acquiring a medical group.

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Vertical effects split FTC again

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