Biden Doubles Down on Anti-Monopoly Policy in State of the Union Address
February 7, 2023 — In response to a new Consumer Financial Protection Bureau advisory opinion on protecting Americans from pay-to-play schemes on digital mortgage comparison-shopping platforms, the American Economic Liberties Project released the following statement.
CFPB Blasts Pay-to-Play Conflicts of Interest in Digital Mortgage Comparison Platforms
February 7, 2023 — In response to a new Consumer Financial Protection Bureau advisory opinion on protecting Americans from pay-to-play schemes on digital mortgage comparison-shopping platforms, the American Economic Liberties Project released the following statement.
CVS’ Acquisition of Oak Street Health Would Be a Bad Deal for Patients & Communities
February 7, 2023 — On Monday, The Wall Street Journal reported that CVS, owner of the largest drugstore chain, pharmacy benefit manager (Caremark), and third largest health insurer (Aetna) in the U.S., is nearing a giant $10.5 billion deal to buy Oak Street Health, a network of 150+ primary care centers for seniors with Medicare Advantage plans. In response, the American Economic Liberties Project released the following statement.
Yahoo! Finance: Ticketmaster, Live Nation ‘acting pretty monopolistically,’ analyst says
February 7, 2023 — Economic Liberties' Senior Policy Analyst Krista Brown talked with Yahoo! Finance about the DOJ’s probe of Ticketmaster and Live Nation.
Seeking Alpha: Antitrust group urges FTC to block potential CVS purchase of Oak Street
February 7, 2023 — In response to news that CVS is nearing a $10.5 billion deal to buy Oak Street Health, Economic Liberties' Policy Analyst Sara Sirota talked with Seeking Alpha about why the deal would be disastrous.