A Washington federal judge has set a showdown for Thursday between Humana and the Federal Trade Commission over whether the insurer will be forced to disclose documents the agency says it needs for its investigation of Walgreens Boots Alliance Inc.’s proposed $7 billion acquisition of Rite Aid Corp.

Humana pushed back against an FTC subpoena demanding documents the agency has said will help it “understand the competitive impact” of the Walgreens-Rite Aid tie-up.

Humana, represented by the law firm Wiley Rein, argued that the FTC was asking for irrelevant documents and that the agency’s demand would overly burden a company that is not directly involved in the Walgreens-Rite Aid deal.

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C. Ryan Barber

C. Ryan Barber, based in Washington, covers government affairs and regulatory compliance. Contact him at [email protected]. On Twitter: @cryanbarber