Consumer Protections

Protecting Consumers and Promoting Health Insurance Competition Testimony

Patty Porter works the front counter of the tiny Hall of Fame Cafe, in downtown Wheeling, West Virginia. She and her husband, a receiving manager at Kmart, count themselves among the Americans who lack adequate health insurance coverage. David Balto believes the mission of the Federal Trade Commission and the DOJ's Antitrust Division is vital to protecting consumers and health insurance competition.
<br /> (AP/Amy Sancetta)

Protecting Consumers and Promoting Health Insurance Competition

CAP Action Senior Fellow David Balto testifies before the House Judiciary Committee on the importance of the Health Insurance Industry Antitrust Enforcement Act of 2009.

Oct 8, 2009

David Balto

Competition that Works: Why the Google Books Project Is Good for Consumers and Competitors Testimony

A Chinese Google user presents flowers in front of Google sign outside Google China headquarters building in Beijing on January 15, 2010. Google's recent announcement that it may pull out of China is the most immediate test of whether the U.S.-China relationship has actually become the "mature" one President Barack Obama and Secretary of State Hillary Clinton assert it is. (AP/Vincent Thian)

Competition that Works: Why the Google Books Project Is Good for Consumers and Competitors

CAP Action Senior Fellow David Balto testifies before the House Judiciary Committee on competitive concerns raised by the Google Books Project.

Sep 10, 2009

David Balto

The Effects of Regulatory Neglect on Health Care Consumers Article

A customer approaches a CVS pharmacy in Saugus, MA, on February 18, 2009. CVS/Caremark is one of the three largest Pharmacy Benefit Managers, which is considered the only segment of the health insurance market that is unregulated by the Federal Trade Commission. (AP/Lisa Poole)

The Effects of Regulatory Neglect on Health Care Consumers

CAP Action Senior Fellow David Balto testifies before the Subcommittee of the Senate Committee on Commerce, Science and Transportation on competition in the health care marketplace

Jul 16, 2009

David Balto

A Progressive Agenda for Antitrust Enforcement at the Antitrust Division Testimony

A Progressive Agenda for Antitrust Enforcement at the Antitrust Division

CAP Action Senior Fellow David Balto testifies before the Senate Judiciary Committee on promoting a progressive agenda for antitrust enforcement.

Mar 10, 2009

David Balto

The Ticketmaster-Live Nation Merger: What Does It Mean for Consumers and the Future of the Concert Business? Testimony

The Ticketmaster-Live Nation Merger: What Does It Mean for Consumers and the Future of the Concert Business?

CAPAF's David Balto testifies on the proposed merger of Ticketmaster and Live Nation and its potential consequences.

Feb 24, 2009

David Balto

Managing Debt Better in Hard Economic Times Article

Managing Debt Better in Hard Economic Times

A credit cardholders’ bill of rights, as well as providing the right information at the right time, will help consumers manage their debt.

Feb 5, 2009

Change for America SBA Chapter Author Responds Article

Bush at a Small Business Administration Conference (AP)

Change for America SBA Chapter Author Responds

President Bush’s Small Business Administration’s leaders claim our analysis of their agency is ill informed. Fred Hochberg responds.

Jan 16, 2009

Fred Hochberg

The Consequences of Conservative Policies in Our Housing and Financial Markets Article

The Consequences of Conservative Policies in Our Housing and Financial Markets

The housing and financial crises can be tied directly to calculated deregulation and gross negligence on the part of the Bush administration.

Oct 21, 2008

Second Roll of the Dice Article

Second Roll of the Dice

Scott Lilly examines the legislatively induced crisis over President Bush’s $700 billion financial rescue package.

Sep 30, 2008

Scott Lilly

A Progressive Vision for Antitrust Enforcement to Protect the Opportunities for Small Businesses and to Protect Consumers Testimony

A Progressive Vision for Antitrust Enforcement to Protect the Opportunities for Small Businesses and to Protect Consumers

David Balto testifies that a progressive approach to antitrust will protect opportunities for small businesses and consumers.

Sep 25, 2008

Consumer Protections

See Also

Latest

Protecting Consumers and Promoting Health Insurance Competition

Competition that Works: Why the Google Books Project Is Good for Consumers and Competitors

The Effects of Regulatory Neglect on Health Care Consumers

A Progressive Agenda for Antitrust Enforcement at the Antitrust Division

The Ticketmaster-Live Nation Merger: What Does It Mean for Consumers and the Future of the Concert Business?

Managing Debt Better in Hard Economic Times

Change for America SBA Chapter Author Responds

The Consequences of Conservative Policies in Our Housing and Financial Markets

Second Roll of the Dice

A Progressive Vision for Antitrust Enforcement to Protect the Opportunities for Small Businesses and to Protect Consumers

What’s Trending? MAGA Extremism

A List of MAGA Republicans Who Took the ‘Great Replacement’ Theory Mainstream

What’s the Point? Americans Back Strong Action Against Putin’s Invasion of Ukraine

5 things to know about the Supreme Court’s Texas abortion ban decision