FTC sues Surescripts, charges company with illegally monopolizing e-prescribing market
Fiercehealthcare | April 24, 2019
In its latest move to rein in what it views as anticompetitive tactics in the healthcare industry, the Federal Trade Commission filed a lawsuit against health information company Surescripts charging the company with illegally monopolizing the e-prescribing market.The FTC alleges that the company employed "illegal vertical and horizontal restraints in order to maintain its monopolies over two eprescribing markets routing and eligibility.