Healthcare Archives

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Health and Social ProgramsHealthcarePrivate Equity Profiting at the Expense of Seniors: The Financialization of Home Health Care

Despite the evidence that Medicare Advantage costs substantially more on a per patient basis, CMS continues to promote the insurer-owned MA plans as cheaper than traditional fee-for-service Medicare.

Eileen Appelbaum Rosemary Batt Emma Curchin / September 26, 2023

Op-Ed/Commentary

Health and Social ProgramsHealthcarePrivate Equity Letter to ERISA Advisory Council on Private Equity and Life Insurance and Annuity Companies

I am Dr. Eileen Appelbaum, Co-Director of the Center for Economic and Policy Research in Washington, DC. I have been studying private equity’s role in the U.S. economy since 2010.

Eileen Appelbaum / July 11, 2023

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COVID-19HealthcareJobsPrivate EquityUnited StatesWages How does Travel Nurse Pay Compare to Permanent Staff Nurses?

Hospitals are increasingly operating like financial institutions without regard to pay and conditions of their staff when the budgets get tight.

Emma Curchin / June 15, 2023

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COVID-19Health and Social ProgramsHealthcareUnited States Measuring Care Provision in the United States: Resources, Shortfalls, and Possible Improvements

The COVID-19 pandemic has challenged conventional thinking, dramatizing the essential contributions that “care infrastructure” can make to economic well-being.

Shawn Fremstad / June 07, 2023