Federal Trade Commission launches Healthcare Task Force
By HME News Staff
Updated 10:06 AM CDT, Tue March 24, 2026
WASHINGTON – Federal Trade Commission (FTC) Chairman Andrew N. Ferguson has directed the agency’s staff to form a Healthcare Task Force that will engage in a coordinated, integrated approach to health care enforcement and advocacy to protect American patients, health care works and taxpayers. In a new memo, he directed the FTC’s Bureaus of Competition, Consumer Protection and Economics, as well as the Office of Policy Planning and Office of Technology, to form the task force to
- Lead targeted enforcement and advocacy initiatives focused on key priorities;
- Devise coordinated agency-wide strategies on investigations;
- Take a proactive and strategic approach to identifying amicus and statement of interest opportunities; and
- Identify emerging issues and new priority areas for enforcement and advocacy.
The task force will also seek to expand its membership to include other agencies and law enforcement partners, including the Department of Health and Human Services and the Department of Justice. The FTC says the task force is its latest action to “create a more competitive, innovative, affordable and higher quality health care system” as directed by President Trump.
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