Fortune: America’s health system is still in crisis after its biggest cyberattack ever—but the ‘catastrophe’ is just a blip for the giant company that got hacked
April 23, 2024 — Benjamin Jolley is quoted describing how consolidation creates the systemic risk that led to a cyberattack on Change Healthcare, disrupting U.S. healthcare claims processing, delaying payments, and affecting millions of patient records.
Elizabeth Wilkins Joins Economic Liberties as Senior Advisor Alongside Additional Key Healthcare Policy Hires
April 23, 2024 — The American Economic Liberties Project today announced that Elizabeth Wilkins, Former Chief of Staff to the Chair and Director of the Office of Policy Planning at the FTC, will join the leading anti-monopoly group as Senior Fellow. The hire comes alongside other key additions to Economic Liberties’ staff, including healthcare experts Benjamin Jolley and Hayden Rooke-Ley, as the advocacy group continues to invest in healthcare policy research and analysis
State Leaders Meet With White House, FTC Officials to Tackle Deceptive Junk Fees
April 22, 2024 — Today, senior state officials and lawmakers met with top officials from the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) and the White House to discuss strategies for curbing deceptive junk fees. The series of meetings brings together lawmakers from different states to hear directly from federal regulators and decision-makers who have recently taken action against harmful fees, which disproportionately impact working families and hinder fair market competition.
Economic Liberties Applauds Illinois House Passage of Junk Fee Ban
April 18, 2024 — In response to news that the Illinois House of Representatives has passed a bill to ban junk fees (HB 4629), the American Economic Liberties Project released the following statement.
Economic Liberties Releases UnitedHealth Group Abuse Tracker
April 18, 2024 — Ahead of a Senate Finance Committee hearing on April 30 with the UnitedHealth Group CEO over the disastrous February Change hack, and following news that the Department of Justice is investigating the company for monopolization, the American Economic Liberties Project today released an essential new resource documenting UnitedHealth Group’s abuses of patients, independent medical practices and pharmacies.