Congress’ Latest Funding Package is a Gift to UnitedHealth Group and Ticketmaster
December 19, 2024 — Following the release of a new continuing resolution from Congressional leadership to fund the government, which leaves out various key pro-consumer and pro-small business provisions from the prior version, the American Economic Liberties Project released the following statement.
New Bipartisan Bill Will Break Structural Conflicts of Interest in Healthcare to Lower Drug Costs and Protect Patients
December 11, 2024 — Today, Senators Elizabeth Warren (D-MA) and Josh Hawley (R-MO) announced the Patients Before Monopolies Act, a groundbreaking bipartisan bill that will force health insurers and pharmacy benefit managers (PBMs) to divest their pharmacy businesses within three years. The bill aims to eliminate the structural conflicts of interest that have driven independent pharmacies out of business, inflated drug prices, and harmed patient care. Representatives Diana Harshbarger (R-TN) and Jake Auchincloss (D-MA) will introduce a companion bill in the U.S. House of Representatives. In response, the American Economic Liberties Project released the following statement endorsing the bill.
Nearly 20 Advocacy Groups Urge Congress to Pass PBM Reform Before Lame Duck Ends
December 10, 2024 — Amid a growing bipartisan consensus on the need to stop the national crisis of pharmacy closures and rising drug prices by checking the power of pharmacy benefit managers (PBMs), the American Economic Liberties Project and 17 other advocacy organizations sent a letter yesterday to Democratic and Republican Congressional leadership endorsing several legislative solutions and urging Congress to pass this much-needed reform this session.
Economic Liberties Launches The Economic Populist Substack
December 10, 2024 — Today, the American Economic Liberties Project announced the launch of The Economic Populist, a new weekly Substack newsletter dedicated to leveraging the organization’s technical and legal expertise to break down how corporate power shapes Americans' day-to-day lives and provide a home for the anti-monopoly community to engage, learn, and connect.
US v. Google AdTech Closing Arguments: Reality Is On DOJ’s Side
November 25, 2024 — Following closing arguments in U.S. v. Google ad tech case in the Eastern District of Virginia, Case No. 1:23-cv-00108, where the Department of Justice and a coalition of states are suing Google for illegally maintaining monopoly power across the digital advertising industry, the American Economic Liberties Project released the following statement.