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Request for Public Comment Regarding Reducing Anti-Competitive Regulatory Barriers

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American Pharmacists Association (APhA) filed 1 comment on this docket between May 23, 2025 and May 23, 2025. 56 other organizations filed here. The comment window closed 427d ago.

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May 23, 2025· Comment from American Pharmacists Association· FTC-2025-0028-0087

The American Pharmacists Association writes in support of the Anticompetitive Regulations Task Force's request for information about "laws and regulations that make it more difficult for businesses to compete effectively, especially in markets that have the greatest impact on American households." APhA is responding to the "Healthcare" section and the impact of the vertically integrated pharmacy benefit manager (PBM) marketplace on our nation's pharmacists and their patients. See, attached .PDF for full comments. If you have any questions regarding these comments and would like to meet with APhA to discuss restoring competition to the PBM and health care marketplace to protect our nation's community pharmacies, patients, and rural and underserved communities, please contact APhA

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Abstract

Pursuant to the President’s Executive Order 14267 regarding Reducing Anti-competitive Regulatory Barriers (April 9, 2025), the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) invites public comment on how federal regulations can harm competition in the American economy. Appropriately tailored economic regulations can play an important role in ensuring that markets function efficiently. Often, however, regulations become unnecessarily onerous. Rather than serving the American people, such regulations can operate to exclude new market entrants, protect dominant incumbents, and predetermine economic winners and losers. Regulations that have the effect of reducing competition, entrepreneurship, and innovation—and thereby holding back the American economy—should generally be eliminated or modified. FTC staff encourages members of the public—including consumers, workers, businesses, start-ups, potential market entrants, investors, and academics—to comment on any issues or concerns that are relevant to the FTC’s consideration of this objective.

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