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Deficits and SpendingHealth and Social ProgramsHealthcareMedicareMedicare AdvantageMedicare and Health CareUnited States Medicare Advantage and Deceptive Marketing

Deceptive and fraudulent advertising for Medicare Advantage (MA) plans cost taxpayers $6 billion in 2022 alone.

Brandon Novick / November 07, 2023

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Economic Crisis and RecoveryHealthcareInflationJobsUnited States Economy Adds 150,000 Jobs in October, as Unemployment Edges Up to 3.9 Percent

Dean Baker / November 03, 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

Op-Ed/Commentary

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