Dial “J” for Jobs: Why Antitrust Concerns Should Not Impede the AT&T/T-Mobile Alliance In the NewsSep 30, 2011 Dial “J” for Jobs: Why Antitrust Concerns Should Not Impede the AT&T/T-Mobile Alliance David Balto argues in The Hill blog that the merger won't hurt job growth. Sep 30, 2011 The Hill David Balto
Health Care Industry Consolidation: Focus Needed on Consumer Protection and Balanced Antitrust Enforcement ArticleSep 9, 2011 Health Care Industry Consolidation: Focus Needed on Consumer Protection and Balanced Antitrust Enforcement CAP Senior Fellow David Balto testifies before the House Committee on Ways and Means, Subcommittee on Health Sep 9, 2011 David Balto
Reinvigorating Antitrust Enforcement ReportJul 12, 2011 Reinvigorating Antitrust Enforcement David Balto assesses the Obama administration's antitrust enforcement up to now and offers recommendations to strengthen that enforcement going forward. Jul 12, 2011 David Balto
The FTC vs. Lake Wobegon In the NewsApr 1, 2011 The FTC vs. Lake Wobegon In Hospitals and Health Networks, David Balto tells the simple story of when the Federal Trade Commission decided to focus its massive enforcement resources on a small cooperative of hospitals and physician clinics in rural southwestern Minnesota. Apr 1, 2011 Hospitals and Health Networks David Balto
Dueling Authorities In the NewsMar 1, 2011 Dueling Authorities Competing federal agencies monitor antitrust activities, writes David Balto in Trustee. Hospitals need a more coordinated approach. Mar 1, 2011 Trustee magazine David Balto
Making Health Reform Work ReportFeb 28, 2011 Making Health Reform Work Antitrust enforcement needs to be a tool and not an obstacle to improving our health care system, writes David Balto. Feb 28, 2011 David Balto
The Need for Greater Fee Disclosure Among the PBM Industry ArticleDec 7, 2010 The Need for Greater Fee Disclosure Among the PBM Industry David Balto testifies before the Employee Benefits Security Administration on why greater fee disclosure is necessary in the PBM industry. Dec 7, 2010 David Balto
The Need for a New Antitrust Paradigm in Health Care ArticleDec 7, 2010 The Need for a New Antitrust Paradigm in Health Care David Balto testifies before the House Judiciary Committee, Subcommittee on Courts and Competition Policy about testify about antitrust enforcement in the health care industry. Dec 7, 2010 David Balto
Eliminate the Antitrust Healthcare Toll Booth In the NewsDec 2, 2010 Eliminate the Antitrust Healthcare Toll Booth Without certain measures, antitrust regulation will become a toll booth on the road to meaningful reform that no one will be able to pass, writes David Balto. Dec 2, 2010 The Hill David Balto
Regulating Google: Searching for a Solution Without a Problem In the NewsSep 15, 2010 Regulating Google: Searching for a Solution Without a Problem David Balto on why government regulation of of Google is inappropriate and would not work. Sep 15, 2010 The Huffington Post David Balto
Antitrust Enforcement Agencies Face Unprecedented Challenges ArticleJul 27, 2010 Antitrust Enforcement Agencies Face Unprecedented Challenges Jul 27, 2010 David Balto
Making Health Care Competition Work ReportJun 25, 2010 Making Health Care Competition Work David Balto outlines antitrust measures that will help ensure health insurance reform is transparent and effective. Jun 25, 2010 David Balto
Enforcing Reform ArticleJun 4, 2010 Enforcing Reform David Balto argues in Modern Healthcare that a number of provisions in the recently passed health care bill will promote competition as long as they are enforced. Jun 4, 2010 David Balto
Bring the FTC into the 21st Century ArticleMay 5, 2010 Bring the FTC into the 21st Century David Balto discusses in The Hill that the Federal Trade Commission should receive a full range of powers to effectively protect consumers from deceptive and fraudulent conduct. May 5, 2010 David Balto
Breaking the Technology Bottleneck: The FTC’s Intel Case Is Critical to Innovation ArticleApr 28, 2010 Breaking the Technology Bottleneck: The FTC’s Intel Case Is Critical to Innovation The FTC has the opportunity to open up the microprocessor market to new competition and innovation in its case against Intel, explains David Balto in a Huffington Post column. Apr 28, 2010 David Balto
The FTC’s Challenge to Intel ArticleApr 6, 2010 The FTC’s Challenge to Intel The Federal Trade Commission has a straightforward antitrust case against Intel, says David Balto. Apr 6, 2010 David Balto
Highmark Chutzpah: Pennsylvanians Have a Right to Know What Big Insurers Are Up To ArticleMar 29, 2010 Highmark Chutzpah: Pennsylvanians Have a Right to Know What Big Insurers Are Up To David Balto stresses the importance of health care reform after analyzing the anticompetitive practices of Pennsylvania's four largest insurers. Mar 29, 2010 David Balto
Transparency Will Lead to Major Savings for the Federal Drug Benefit In the NewsFeb 23, 2010 Transparency Will Lead to Major Savings for the Federal Drug Benefit While transparency may be an annoyance for the PBMs, it will enhance the federal government’s ability to hold them accountable and reduce waste in prescription drug spending, writes David Balto. Feb 23, 2010 Roll Call David Balto
Problems Arise When Pharmacy Chains Own Pharmacy Benefit Managers ArticleFeb 23, 2010 Problems Arise When Pharmacy Chains Own Pharmacy Benefit Managers Feb 23, 2010 David Balto
McCarran-Ferguson Antitrust Reform 101 ReportFeb 22, 2010 McCarran-Ferguson Antitrust Reform 101 David Balto explains the basics of how and why we need to reform health care antitrust laws. Feb 22, 2010 David Balto
One Cheer for Antitrust ArticleFeb 13, 2010 One Cheer for Antitrust David Balto comments at Billboard on the merger between Ticketmaster and Live Nation, which was approved by the Justice Department in January. Feb 13, 2010 David Balto
Make the Market Work for Health Care ArticleFeb 9, 2010 Make the Market Work for Health Care Eliminating the antitrust exemption is an important first step to allowing the lodestar of competition to guide health insurance markets, writes David Balto. Feb 9, 2010 David Balto
Don’t Handicap the Reform: Protecting Integrated Care Systems ArticleJan 19, 2010 Don’t Handicap the Reform: Protecting Integrated Care Systems Congress is preparing to finalize a health care bill for both chambers to consider. The purpose of healthcare reform is to increase the number of insured, improve the level of health care and reduce health care spending. Although there are many disputes in the health care debate, two issues seem clear. First, integrated health care systems, which combine payment and health care delivery, are superior in delivering high quality health care and controlling health care costs. Second, traditional health insurers that focus solely on payment dominate health insurance markets, resulting in escalating costs, higher premiums and the chronic problems of the uninsured. Jan 19, 2010 David Balto
Merger Lessons Learned: Why the DOJ Must Block Ticketmaster/Live Nation Monopoly ArticleJan 11, 2010 Merger Lessons Learned: Why the DOJ Must Block Ticketmaster/Live Nation Monopoly Antitrust enforcement is the bulwark to a competitive market. Unfortunately, over the past several years, there has been very little merger enforcement exerted by the Department of Justice. In fact, the DOJ has not tried a merger case for over five years. Jan 11, 2010 David Balto
Getting the Job Done Right: Strengthening the Senate Bill to Fully Protect Competition ArticleNov 30, 2009 Getting the Job Done Right: Strengthening the Senate Bill to Fully Protect Competition Soon after Thanksgiving the debate on health care reform begins in earnest before the Senate. Competition issues, normally a backwater concern for Congress, will be front and center. The Senate will grapple with the difficult question: how to make competition work in health care markets? Nov 30, 2009 David Balto
Block This Music Monopoly ArticleOct 30, 2009 Block This Music Monopoly Ticketmaster's bid for a merger with Live Nation would hurt concert consumers. Oct 30, 2009 David Balto
Unlocking Competition ReportOct 28, 2009 Unlocking Competition David Balto and Stephanie Gross on why the federal government needs to eliminate the antitrust exemption for health insurers. Oct 28, 2009 David Balto, Stephanie Gross
Don’t Leave It to the States ArticleOct 22, 2009 Don’t Leave It to the States David Balto and Stephanie Gross explain why leaving health insurance oversight to state regulators is a dangerous idea. Oct 22, 2009 David Balto, Stephanie Gross
Protecting Consumers and Promoting Health Insurance Competition ArticleOct 8, 2009 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
Why a Public Health Insurance Option Is Essential ArticleSep 17, 2009 Why a Public Health Insurance Option Is Essential David Balto argues in Health Affairs that incremental reforms without a public option will be smothered by health insurers with decades of experience manipulating the market. Sep 17, 2009 David Balto
Competition That Works: Why the Google Books Project Is Good for Consumers and Its Competitors ArticleSep 17, 2009 Competition That Works: Why the Google Books Project Is Good for Consumers and Its Competitors The Internet is a great device for creating new markets, democratizing knowledge, and increasing competition. The Internet permits boundless amounts of information and commerce to be exchanged. And the Internet provides new opportunities at Internet speed. Sep 17, 2009 David Balto
Competition that Works: Why the Google Books Project Is Good for Consumers and Competitors ArticleSep 10, 2009 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 Earth is Not Flat: The Public Interest and the Google Book Search Settlement: A Reply to Grimmelmann ArticleJul 22, 2009 The Earth is Not Flat: The Public Interest and the Google Book Search Settlement: A Reply to Grimmelmann David Balto explains that the settlement among Google, authors and publishers is good for consumers and should be approved. Jul 22, 2009 David Balto
The Effects of Regulatory Neglect on Health Care Consumers ArticleJul 16, 2009 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. Jul 16, 2009 David Balto
Booklovers Should Cheer Google’s Plan ArticleJun 30, 2009 Booklovers Should Cheer Google’s Plan Lex’s article on the Google Books settlement (June 19) requires correction. As an advocate for consumer rights and a former antitrust enforcer, I have taken a great interest in the debate surrounding the Google Books settlement. Overall I think the settlement enhances competition and opens new markets, and the criticisms Lex poses are simply off the mark. Jun 30, 2009 David Balto
Removing Obstacles to Generic Drug Competition ReportJun 23, 2009 Removing Obstacles to Generic Drug Competition Report from David Balto examines anticompetitive conduct that may delay the emergence of generic drugs and offers solutions. Jun 23, 2009 David Balto