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Federal Trade CommissionHealth and Social ProgramsMergerPrivate EquityUnited States Statement: Final Merger Guidelines by the U.S. Federal Trade Commission and the U.S. Department of Justice

The guidelines provide a clear roadmap to antitrust agencies and courts to prevent further industry consolidation in markets already dominated by a few large firms.

Eileen Appelbaum / CENTER FOR ECONOMIC AND POLICY RESEARCH / December 19, 2023

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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

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Health and Social ProgramsMergerPrivate EquityUnited States Comment on FTC Draft Merger Guidelines

CEPR welcomes the proposed merger guidelines put forward by the FTC and the DOJ. Research we have conducted finds that, absent these guidelines, mergers in healthcare have consolidated core parts of that industry, including doctors’ practices,

Eileen Appelbaum / September 21, 2023

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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