Health care business and policy experts will meet on Thursday, June 12, 2003 from 9:15 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. EST to discuss the design and implementation of employment-based health insurance and the availability of quality information to help consumers make educated decisions about their health care. The discussion will take place at the Federal Trade Commission/Department of Justice joint Health Care and Competition Law and Policy Hearings, in the FTC Conference Center, 601 New Jersey Avenue, N.W., Washington, DC. The agenda for the session is available at www.ftc.gov/ogc/healthcarehearings and at www.usdoj.gov/atr/hchearing.htm.

The panelists for the morning session on employment-based health insurance are:

• Marcia L. Comstock, M.D., Wye River Group on Healthcare
• Helen Darling, Washington Business Group on Health
• Newt Gingrich, The Gingrich Group
• Warren Greenberg, George Washington University
• Greg Kelly, Coalition against Guaranteed Issue
• David Lansky, Foundation for Accountability
• Michael Young, Aon Consulting

The panelists for the afternoon session on quality information and advertising are:

• Laura Carabello, CPRi Communications
• Bernie Dana, American Health Care Association
• Helen Darling, Washington Business Group on Health
• John E. Gebhart, III, DoctorQuality.com
• Richard Kelly, Federal Trade Commission
• Douglas D. Koch, M.D., Baylor College of Medicine
• Thomas Henry Lee, Jr., M.D., Partners Healthcare
• Peter M. Sfikas, American Dental Association

Persons unable to attend this session of hearings may call in:

Thursday, June 12, 2003: 9:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m.

Call-in: 1-888-618-8003
Confirmation Number: 17456584
Chairperson: Bruce Jennings

Media Contact:

FTC Office of Public Affairs
202-326-2180

Staff Contact:

Gina Talamona
Office of Public Affairs
202-514-2007

Federal Trade Commission and Department of Justice Hearings
on Health Care and Competition Law and Policy