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Private-equity-backed U.S. Digestive Health, the Philly region’s largest private GI group, has been sold to UnitedHealth unit

The sale of Southeastern Pennsylvania’s largest private medical practice of gastrointestinal specialists to a subsidiary of the nation’s largest health insurer showcases the behind-the-scenes impact ... Read More

Stateline: New state laws tackle private equity’s growing role in health care

As more private equity firms buy health care physician practices and facilities, states are pushing back on acquisitions that some critics say could potentially gut health care infrastructure. Read More

5 Consequences of Private Equity’s Expansion in Health Care Services

Over the past two decades, private equity firms have aggressively acquired health systems, hospitals, physician practices, nursing homes, and other health care facilities. This has reshaped the health ... Read More

Patient deaths spiked in US hospitals after acquired by private equity firms, Harvard reveals — how ‘for-profit’ care puts American lives at risk

Behind the promise of “efficiency,” researchers say private equity’s hospital takeovers are leaving vulnerable patients at greater risk. Here’s how. Read More

Private equity buyouts linked to increased hospital ER deaths

More people appear to die in emergency rooms after hospitals have been bought by private equity firms, a new study says. About 13% more deaths occur among Medicare patients in the emergency rooms of ... Read More

Death rates rose in hospital ERs after private equity firms took over, study finds

After hospitals were acquired by private equity firms, patient death rates in the emergency departments rose by 13% compared with similar hospitals, according to research published this week in Annals ... Read More

Private equity firms might be causing more deaths in hospital ERs

There has been a surge in recent years of private equity groups buying hospitals throughout the U.S., and emerging evidence suggests this may have unintended consequences. Following a hospital’s ... Read More

Private Equity Regulation in Health Care Sweeps the Nation

Last week, California Governor Gavin Newsom signed into law a bill that would require additional transparency for private equity transactions in the health care industry. This expansion of an existing ... Read More

Polish Private Equity Company MCI Is Betting on Healthcare Amid Aging Population

MCI Capital SA, one of Poland’s biggest private equity firms, is gearing up to pounce on new investment opportunities in the region amid dwindling competition and valuations being still below their ... Read More