Health and Social Programs Archives

CEPR explores economic policies that affect the US health care and welfare systems. Visit the coronavirus issue page for our latest on the pandemic.

CEPR explora las políticas económicas que impactan los sistemas de salud y de bienestar de los Estados Unidos. Visite la página de problemas de coronavirus para conocer lo último sobre la pandemia.

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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 ProgramsMergerPrivate EquityUnited States Comment on FTC Draft Merger Guidelines

CEPR welcomes the proposed merger guidelines put forward by the FTC and the DOJ. Research we have conducted finds that, absent these guidelines, mergers in healthcare have consolidated core parts of that industry, including doctors’ practices,

Eileen Appelbaum / September 21, 2023

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Child Tax CreditHealth and Social ProgramsJobsPovertyWagesWorkers New Analysis Shows Restoring the Expanded Child Tax Credit is Vital in an Age of Frequent Work Instability

Yesterday, the Census Bureau reported its annual income, poverty, and health insurance data for 2022.

Julie Yixia Cai / September 13, 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