Where: Brownstein Hyatt Farber & Schreck, LLP, 1350 “Eye” St NW Suite #500, Washington, DC
Contact: Brett Barrus via e-mail at: bbarrus@bhfs.com or call (202) 296-7353
Presented by the BADC Antitrust Law Committee, Co-sponsored by the Antitrust and Consumer Law Section of the D.C. Bar and the Health Care and Pharmaceuticals Committee of the American Bar Association’s Antitrust Section
When: Friday, May 14, 2010
Time: 12:15 - 2:00 pm
Where: Brownstein Hyatt Farber & Schreck, LLP, 1350 “Eye” St NW #500, Washington, DC, 2005
This program focuses on whether health insurance markets would benefit from increased antitrust enforcement. Bennett Rushkoff will review the District Government's responses since 2005 to local concerns about the surplus accumulated by CareFirst's D.C. affiliate. David Balto and Jim Burns will debate, for DC and other markets, whether a small number of health insurers currently exert undue market influence and, if so, whether proposed reforms, such as repeal of the McCarran-Ferguson Act’s business-of-insurance exemption, would help. Finally, Seth Bloom will discuss prospects for McCarran repeal and other federal legislation, including proposals to address pharmaceutical patent settlements.
Speakers:
- Bennett Rushkoff, Office of the Attorney General, District of Columbia
- David Balto, Senior Fellow, Center for American Progress
- James Burns, Partner, Williams Mullen, D.C.
- Seth Bloom, General Counsel, Subcommittee on Antitrust, Senate Judiciary Committee
Moderators:
- Karen Bokat, Counsel, Wiley Rein D.C.
- Don Allen Resnikoff, Of Counsel, FinkelsteinThompson, D.C.
Program coordinators:
- Allen Grunes, Shareholder, Brownstein Hyatt Farber Schreck, D.C.
- Don Allen Resnikoff, Of Counsel, FinkelsteinThompson, D.C.
Cost: There is no charge for this program. Registration is required. Attendees are encouraged to join the Antitrust Law Committee of the BADC if they are not already members. This is a Brown Bag Program
RSVP: Brett Barrus, bbarrus@bhfs.com or (202) 296-7353. Please indicate if you are planning to attend in person or by telephone call-in (call-in attendees will receive a dial-in number before the program).
Note: This educational program is not intended to be a CLE program and thus does not qualify for CLE credit in any state (including Ohio and Pennsylvania).