NCPA Applauds FTC Pick for Associate Director of Health Care

ALEXANDRIA, Va. (Sept. 10, 2025) - The National Community Pharmacists Association issued the following statement on behalf of CEO B. Douglas Hoeyin response to Federal Trade Commission Chairman Andrew Ferguson's decision to hire Emma MittelstaedtBurnham as associate director of health care in the agency's Bureau of Competition:

"Fair competition is essential in the health care sector. Without it, powerful companies like PBMs and insurers manipulate the system in their own favor, and at the expense of consumers, patients, taxpayers, and small providers like independent pharmacies. Ms. MittelstaedtBurnham has extensive experience investigating bad actors as an attorney with the DOJ, and we expect her to direct that focus to PBMs, where it is badly needed."

NCPA has worked closely with the FTC on antitrust matters for years. It is also active in state and federal courts supporting litigation against pharmacy benefit managers for their anticompetitive practices.

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<_u53a_p>Founded in 1898, the National Community Pharmacists Association is the voice for the community pharmacist, representing over 18,900 pharmacies that employ more than 205,000 individuals nationwide. Community pharmacies are rooted in the communities where they are located and are among America's most accessible health care providers. To learn more, visit https://www.ncpa.org.