Antitrust Enforcers Must Crack Down on Big Wholesaler Acquisitions and Protect Patients
November 21, 2024 — In response to news that two of the largest wholesale drug distributors, Cencora and Cardinal Health, plan to acquire management service organizations (MSOs) that oversee specialty medical practice networks and a specialty medical supplies distributor, the American Economic Liberties Project released the following statement.
Bipartisan Group of Senators Emphatically Call for More Competition in Credit Card System
November 20, 2024 — During a hearing yesterday in the U.S. Senate Judiciary Committee on promoting competition in the credit card network market, a bipartisan set of Senators reiterated calls to break Visa and Mastercard’s duopoly, discussed how high swipe fees hurt consumers and small businesses, and explained the need to pass commonsense legislation like the Credit Card Competition Act. Members from the Lower Credit Card Credit Fees Coalition also sent a memo to the committee emphasizing the need for urgent change in this industry.
New Economic Liberties Paper Outlines Effective Remedies to Break Up Google Search’s Monopoly and Restore Competition
November 18, 2024 — Following Google’s loss to the Department of Justice Antitrust Division in a case over its search monopoly, the American Economic Liberties Project today released a new paper laying out a detailed framework of structural and behavioral remedies to address Google's illegal monopolization of search markets and foster a fair, competitive digital ecosystem.
DOJ Moves to Block UnitedHealth Group’s Acquisition of Amedisys to Protect Patients and Workers
November 12, 2024 — In response to news that the Department of Justice Antitrust Division has filed a lawsuit to challenge UnitedHealth Group’s acquisition of Amedisys, a home health and hospice care provider, the American Economic Liberties Project released the following statement.
Rethink Trade Commends U.S. Government Decision to Launch USMCA RRM Labor Rights Enforcement Case Against VDO, Mexican Subsidiary of a Michigan-based Firm Producing Doors and Blinds Sold Throughout the U.S.
November 12, 2024 — Rethink Trade welcomes the launch of a labor rights enforcement action against the Matamoros, Mexico glass manufacturer Vidrio Decorativo Occidental, S.A. de C.V. (VDO) by the U.S. Trade Representative (USTR) and the Department of Labor using the U.S.-Mexico-Canada Agreement’s (USMCA) labor rights Rapid Response Mechanism (RRM).