Antitrust Law Daily Wrap Up, CONSUMER PROTECTION NEWS: FTC to host “Consumer Protection and the Healthcare Marketplace” Roundtable, (Aug 27, 2013)

The FTC will host a roundtable in Washington, DC, on September 19, 2013, to discuss how to empower and protect consumers from scammers with the advent of healthcare marketplaces opening this fall under the Affordable Care Act (ACA). The roundtable will bring together experts on the ACA, federal and state consumer protection officials, representatives of legal services and community-based organizations, and consumer advocates to discuss key features of the law, state approaches to implementation, and how to help consumers avoid potential scams.

As detailed in the agenda, the roundtable will feature three 45-minute panels: (1) The ACA: What Consumer Protection Enforcers and Consumer Advocates Need to Know; (2) Lessons from the States; and (3) Preventing Scams Through Consumer Education and Empowerment.

“Consumer Protection and the Healthcare Marketplace” will take place from 9 a.m. to 12:15 p.m. in the FTC’s Satellite Building Conference Center, Room C, 601 New Jersey Avenue, NW, Washington, DC. The event will be webcast and space is limited. To register to attend, please send an email with your name and organization to Tracey Thomas at tthomas@ftc.gov.

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