FOIA Request - Premier, Inc. (Federal Trade Commission)

To Whom It May Concern:

Pursuant to the Freedom of Information Act and Privacy Act, 5 U.S.C. § 552. I hereby request the following records:

All records related to Premier, Inc. from from 2013 to 2023 (present day) within your agency's possession.

I also request that, if appropriate, fees be waived as I believe this request is in the public interest. The requested documents will be made available to the general public free of charge as part of the public information service at MuckRock.com, processed by a representative of the news media/press and is made in the process of news gathering and not for commercial usage.

In the event that fees cannot be waived, I would be grateful if you would inform me of the total charges in advance of fulfilling my request. I would prefer the request filled electronically, by e-mail attachment if available or CD-ROM if not.

If you deny any part of this request, please cite each specific exemption you think justifies your refusal to release the information and notify me of appeal procedures available under the law.

Thank you in advance for your anticipated cooperation in this matter. I look forward to receiving your response to this request within 20 business days, as the statue requires.

Sincerely,

Bailey Pillon

Hi there,

I revise narrow my timeframe to 2020 to 2023, to the day of the processing of this request. Please let me know if this still overly burdensome or produces too many results.

Sincerely,

Bailey Pillon

Dear Ms. Robinson,

What are the categories that I may request from the FTC regarding Premier, Inc?

Sincerely,

Bailey Pillon

One aspect I am highly interested in is:

1. All records related to Premier, Inc and their transactions or contracts with AdventHealth (also known as Adventist Health System or Adventist Health System/Sunbelt Healthcare Co. d/b/a AdventHealth) within your agency's possession with the revised timeframe I specified applied thereto.

See here: https://www.adventhealth.com/services/adventhealth-business-services/suppliers

In the link above, AdventHealth, on their official website acknowledges dealings with Premier, Inc. The problem with that is that the AdventHealth CEO/President is Terry D Shaw and he is also the Board Chair of Premier, Inc. so there are obvious defects there, to say the least.

Please still enumerate the categories of records I may request from the FTC.

Sincerely,

Bailey Pillon

To Whom It May Concern:

To preface, I will restate the initial message but with the revised timeframe and specificity regarding records I seek within your agency's possession:

Pursuant to the Freedom of Information Act and Privacy Act, 5 U.S.C. § 552. I hereby request the following records:

All records related to Premier, Inc. from from 2020 to 2023, to the day of the processing of this request within your agency's possession.

In terms of criteria:
1. Agency: FTC
2. Scope: Premier, Inc.
3. Timeframe: 2020 to 2023, to the day of the processing of this request within your agency's possession.
4. Description: All related related to:
a. Public documents related to FTC enforcement actions involving the company.
b. Records of adjudicative proceedings where the company was involved.
c. FTC advisory opinions and policy statements concerning business practices in the company's industry.
d. Orders to file special reports under Section 6(b) of the FTC Act.
e. Public hearing transcripts and public comments related to the company.
f. Staff manuals and instructions that may outline procedures for handling cases involving the company or its industry.
g. Non-confidential portions of consumer complaints involving the company.
h. Non-confidential reports or studies involving the company.

In summation, I request all records with respect to the criteria, meaning with the scope, timeframe, and description applied thereto.

I also request that, if appropriate, fees be waived as I believe this request is in the public interest. The requested documents will be made available to the general public free of charge as part of the public information service at MuckRock.com, processed by a representative of the news media/press and is made in the process of news gathering and not for commercial usage.

In the event that fees cannot be waived, I would be grateful if you would inform me of the total charges in advance of fulfilling my request. I would prefer the request filled electronically, by e-mail attachment if available or CD-ROM if not.

If you deny any part of this request, please cite each specific exemption you think justifies your refusal to release the information and notify me of appeal procedures available under the law.

Please let me know if this revision is satisfactory or if additional clarification is still needed.

Thank you,

Bailey Pillon

In addition:

i. Consumer complaint related to the company, Premier, Inc.

Sincerely,
Bailey Pillon

To Whom It Concern:

Thank you for that and I will follow your instruction going forward.

Sincerely,

Bailey Pillon