Much of the US health care system relies on private physician practices. Little is known about the role of private equity in today’s health care delivery system. From 2010 to 2017, the value of private equity deals involving the acquisition of a health care–related company (most involving ...
As private equity becomes increasingly common in healthcare, new research suggests these investments are generally associated with higher costs to patients and payers. The study, out of the University of Chicago, is being touted as the first systematic review of global private equity ownership trends...
Private Equity Investments in Health Care PracticesYale H. Bohn
Healthcare information technology companies have seen an uptick in M&A activity for several years, and 2019 was no exception. But the landscape of this sector is changing – and fast. Increased investment by private equity firms in service sectors has reinvigorated interest in the technology platform...
Pre-Trend Tests to Examine Outcomes of Private Equity Nursing Homes and For-Profit Nursing Homes Without Private Equity Ownership Prior to Acquisition 1. Scheffler RM, Alexander LM, Godwin JR. Soaring private equity investment in the healthcare sector: consolidation accelerated, competition undermined,...
What drives private equity investments There's a buzz around private equity in healthcare right now. But whether policy and regulation will come down on investments remains to be seen. In the meantime, private equity entities continue to invest in various areas of healthcare. ...
As a starting point, what can private equity sponsors do to prepare for the inevitable FTC scrutiny of their healthcare company investments? proactively conduct market concentration reviews of existing platform investments to see if there are any high concentrations of specialized services i...
U.S. Anesthesia Partners, could prove to be a turning point in the ongoing wave of federal and state scrutiny of private equity investment in healthcare. Though the decision was a win for private equity sponsors, the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) remains committed to challenging sponsor-backed...
But there's a huge blind spot, which stymies government oversight of more than 90% of private equity investments in health care companies: The current threshold for reporting deals is $101 million. KHN's analysis of PitchBook data found that just 423 out of 7,839 private equity health care...
Healthcare private equity surged in 2024, led by large transactions across the globe. In North America, provider services, healthcare IT, and biopharma stepped into the limelight, while in Europe, investments in biopharma services and consumer health provided momentum. Meanwhile, activity in Asia-Pa...