FTC DECISION ON LILLY/PCS MERGER COMING BY MID-JUNE, COMMISSIONER VARNEY REPORTS; "FIREWALL" PROVISIONS HAVE PROVED WORKABLE FOR DEFENSE FIRMS, SHE SAYS
Executive Summary
The Federal Trade Commission's final ruling on the Lilly/PCS merger should be issued within the next month, FTC Commissioner Christine Varney indicated during a May 10 Citizens Fund conference on health care consolidation in Washington, D.C.