Tom Nolan reviews this week's research Selling off NHS hospitals to private equity firms would seem an unlikely option for the new Labour government. But, as the government tries to fill the 22bn budget hole it accuses the previous government of leaving behind and billions more are needed to...
Private equity firms have been at the center of the surprise billing controversy that has taken the industry by storm as of late. Congress has homed in on the billing practices of physician groups that are owned by private equity firms, fearing that the firms may be behind the bulk o...
Provider organizations are an attractive investment for private equity firms, and these deals have saved many practices and hospitals from dire financial situations as of late. However, private equity's growing reach into healthcare is catching the attention of lawmakers as a growing bo...
Private equity firms are known for buying struggling companies and slashing costs — often via layoffs — as a way of turning them around. But such strategies might have deadly consequences when applied to nursing homes. A recent economicanalysisfound that patients in nursing homes owned by buyout...
A mother's death at a Boston hospital shortly after giving birth has sparked a state investigation into the hospital's owner, Steward Health Care. Last year, a CBS News investigation found a trail of unpaid bills at Steward hospitals around the country, leading to a shortage of potentially...
Private equity (PE) refers to investments in companies that are not traded on the public stock market. PE firms invest in private companies, hoping to achieve returns that are higher than public markets. They may also buy a controlling stake in a public company and take it private. ...
”“The cost of veterinary medicine has been exploding since 2020, in large part because that was the year private equity firmsbegan buying upvet clinics across the country. Once acquired, the clinics and pet hospitals are drained of assets by some of America’s most morbidly rich individuals....
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(Reuters) -The U.S. Federal Trade Commission sued on Thursday to block medical device coatings maker Surmodics' acquisition by private equity firm GTCR, saying the deal would contribute to high healthcare costs. The FTC said the deal would give the comb...
“Over the last few decades, private equity activity in healthcare has exploded, with financial institutions buying up hospitals, nursing homes and fertility clinics — pretty much every area of healthcare,” said Joseph Dov Bruch, Ph.D., assistant professor of Public Health Sciences at the Univ...