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FTC Sues Anesthesia Group Backed by Private Equity, Claiming Antitrust

The federal agency claims the company’s practices amount to antitrust activity, a new salvo in the government’s scrutiny of health care consolidation that has led to higher prices.

By Reed Abelson and Margot Sanger-Katz

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Victor R. Fuchs, ‘Dean’ of American Health Care Economists, Dies at 99

He was among the first to offer a comprehensive explanation, and a possible solution, for the country’s rising health care costs.

By Clay Risen

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Poverty Rate Soared in 2022 as Aid Ended and Prices Rose

The increase in poverty reversed two years of large declines. Median income, adjusted for inflation, fell 2.3 percent to $74,580.

By Ben Casselman and Lydia DePillis

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Covid Vaccines May Roll Out Within Days

The F.D.A. is expected to approve a new round of shots by Pfizer and Moderna as early as Monday to prepare Americans for the fall and winter season when infections usually tick upward.

By Christina Jewett