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Ending Too Big to Fail Testimony
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Ending Too Big to Fail

Michael S. Barr testifies on ending too big to fail before the House Subcommittee on Financial Institutions and Consumer Credit.

Michael Barr

The Koch Brothers Report
The Koch Inc. headquarters is shown in Wichita, Kansas. (AP/Larry W. Smith)

The Koch Brothers

Report from Tony Carrk shows how the The Koch Brothers’ network works hard to advance a right-wing ideological agenda.

Tony Carrk

Sen. John Kerry Speaks About Political Gridlock at CAP Action Article
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Sen. John Kerry Speaks About Political Gridlock at CAP Action

Sen. John Kerry (D-MA) delivered an address at the Center for American Progress Action Fund on political gridlock and how it affects America's leadership.

Antitrust Enforcement Agencies Face Unprecedented Challenges Testimony
Assistant Attorney General Christine Varney brings a keen perception about the important role of antitrust enforcement as a bulwark to a competitive marketplace. (AP/Haraz N. Ghanbari)

Antitrust Enforcement Agencies Face Unprecedented Challenges

David Balto testifies before the House Judiciary Committee about the challenges faced by the antitrust divisions in the Justice Department and the Federal Trade Commission.

David Balto

Oversight of the Enforcement of Health Care Antitrust Laws Testimony
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Oversight of the Enforcement of Health Care Antitrust Laws

David Balto testifies about health care antitrust enforcement before the Senate Judiciary Subcommittee on Antitrust, Competition Policy, and Consumer Protection.

David Balto

Wellpoint Raising Rates by Double Digits in at Least 11 States Report
Guests enter WellPoint, Inc. headquarters in a Indianapolis. (AP/Darron Cummings)

Wellpoint Raising Rates by Double Digits in at Least 11 States

Analysis from Scot J. Paltrow shows that California isn’t the only state seeing double-digit health insurance rate increases from WellPoint.

Scot J. Paltrow

Problems Arise When Pharmacy Chains Own Pharmacy Benefit Managers Testimony
Legislation is needed to address the increasing problem of the ownership of pharmacy benefit managers, PBMs, by pharmacy chains. These relationships, like that between CVS and Caremark,  lead to less competition, greater fraud and deception, and harm to health plans, employers and unions, and consumers. (AP/Winslow Townson)

Problems Arise When Pharmacy Chains Own Pharmacy Benefit Managers

David Balto's testimony before the Ohio Senate Insurance, Commerce, and Labor Committee documents the need for legislation to address the problems that arise when pharmacy chains own PBMs.

David Balto

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.
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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.

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

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.

Change for America SBA Chapter Author Responds Article
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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.

Fred Hochberg

Second Roll of the Dice Article
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Second Roll of the Dice

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

Scott Lilly

Reject the Highmark/Blue Cross Merger Testimony
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Reject the Highmark/Blue Cross Merger

David Balto testifies to the Pennsylvania Senate Banking and Insurance Committee on why they should reject the merger of two insurance giants.

David Balto

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