FTC Begins Crackdown on Dystopian Surveillance Pricing Practices
Jul 23, 2024 —In response to news that the Federal Trade Commission is launching a new 6(b) study, which was passed unanimously by all five Commissioners, to research the shady practice of surveillance pricing, the American Economic Liberties Project released the following statement.
Economic Liberties Applauds San Francisco on New Law to Ban Algorithmic Price Fixing in Rental Housing
Jul 17, 2024 — In response to news that the San Francisco Board President Aaron Peskin has introduced a first-in-nation municipal ordinance to ban algorithmic price setting in the rental housing market, the American Economic Liberties Project released the following statement.
Economic Liberties Applauds Pennsylvania House Passage of Bill to Rein in Rampant Healthcare Consolidation
Jul 11, 2024 — In response to news that the Pennsylvania House of Representatives has passed HB 2344, a bill empowering the state attorney general to examine and rein in health care consolidation, by a bipartisan vote of 114-88, the American Economic Liberties Project released the following statement.
Congress Must Strengthen Oversight of CHIPS Act and Domestic Demand to Foster Resilient American Manufacturing Base
Jul 11, 2024 — The American Economic Liberties Project sent a letter yesterday urging the Chair and Ranking Member of the US Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation to adopt active oversight measures to protect CHIPS Act investments in new American semiconductor manufacturing capacity.
FTC Highlights PBMs Mafia-Esque Power Over Patients and Pharmacists
Jul 9, 2024 — In response to the Federal Trade Commission’s (FTC) latest Interim Staff Report on consolidated pharmacy benefit managers (PBMs), as part of an ongoing 6(b) inquiry announced back in 2022, the American Economic Liberties Project released the following statement.