Agencies launch website for reporting anticompetitive health care practices

The Federal Trade Commission, Justice Department and Department of Health and Human Services April 18 launched HealthyCompetition.gov, an online portal for the public to report potentially unfair and anticompetitive health care practices. The FTC and the Justice Department’s Antitrust Division plan to review complaints for the appropriate agency to investigate if it raises sufficient concern under antitrust laws or HHS authorities.

FTC Chair Lina Khan said the portal “will provide a crucial channel for the agencies to hear from the public, bolstering our work to check illegal business practices that harm consumers and workers alike.”

HHS Secretary Xavier Becerra said, “The Biden-Harris Administration and HHS know it is our responsibility to stop monopolistic, anti-competitive practices that undermine the delivery of health care to Americans. The information provided by the public will help to root out these behaviors.”