The Trump administration has paused the Federal Trade Commission's lawsuit against major pharmacy benefit managers after two Democratic commissioners were fired earlier this month. Why it matters: The ...

President Donald Trump last month fired FTC Commissioners Rebecca Kelly Slaughter and Alvaro Bedoya, the only two members participating in the action.

FTC Chair Andrew Ferguson is no longer recusing himself from the matter, he said two days after a leadership shakeup at the agency left the case in limbo.

The FTC has paused its antitrust case against major PBMs, citing a lack of commissioners. The lawsuit alleges unfair practices that inflated insulin prices.

The U.S. Federal Trade Commission’s lawsuit against major pharmacy benefit managers, including UnitedHealth Group’s Optum, ...

Fired FTC Commissioners Seek to Fast-Track Case Over Dismissal (Reuters) - Two Democratic commissioners at the U.S. Federal Trade Commission sought on Friday to expedite their lawsuit challenging ...

The firing of the Federal Trade Commission’s (FTC’s) two remaining Democratic commissioners Wednesday could raise new, unresolved legal questions and threaten a case on pharmacy benefit managers.