Senators Ask FTC To Investigate COVID-19 Test Price-Gouging
Executive Summary
Democrats Markey and Blumenthal say pandemic not only has led to supply shortages but to “predatory and profiteering behavior,” including sales of fraudulent kits or exorbitant prices for approved devices.
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