New research reveals private equity firms that acquire physician-owned medical practices appear to be imposing measures to squeeze out more profits.
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Mariel needed a new gastroenterologist.
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South Carolina children who need immediate, around-the-clock psychiatric care risk being stranded for days—even weeks—waiting for help, only to be sent hundreds of miles away from home for treatment.
Apr 13, 2022
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Debt valuation of dermatology private equity-backed groups (DPEGs) decreased prior to the COVID-19 pandemic and then decreased further during the pandemic, according to a study published online March 9 in JAMA Dermatology.
Mar 9, 2022
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Nursing homes acquired by private equity companies saw an increase in emergency room visits and hospitalizations among long-stay residents and an uptick in Medicare costs, according to a new study from Weill Cornell Medicine ...
Nov 20, 2021
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Private equity investment in hospitals has grown substantially in the 21st century, and it accelerated in the years leading up the COVID-19 pandemic. Now a new study of short-term acute care hospitals acquired by private ...
May 5, 2021
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Senators Elizabeth Warren, Bernie Sanders, and Sherrod Brown recently raised concerns about the increasing use of for-profit Institutional Review Boards (IRBs) to review research proposals, as opposed to boards typically ...
Jul 29, 2020
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Here are the latest developments in the coronavirus crisis:
Jul 21, 2020
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KKR is buying physician services provider and surgery center operator Envision Healthcare Corp. in an approximately $9.9 billion deal.
Jun 11, 2018
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AmSurg says it will spend about $2.35 billion to buy Sheridan Healthcare in a cash and stock deal that adds physician outsourcing services to the ambulatory surgery center operator's portfolio.
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