Policy makers serve an important role in overseeing private equity’s ownership of clinics and hospitals. State-based policies are often models for future federal-level policies and provide a valuable ...
May 09, 2024 - Federal agencies are turning up the volume on their warnings to private equity (PE) investors to stop putting profit motives before patient health. The Federal Trade Commission (FTC), ...
The legislation stoked strong opposition from Democrats accusing Republicans of trying to privatize the VA as Republicans insisted they are trying to give veterans more options in their care. A bill ...
Private equity should be encouraged to invest in entities—such as independent primary care groups and accountable care organizations—that need additional capital to make the transition to value-based ...
WASHINGTON — A lack of consistent policies and protocols by the Department of Veterans Affairs for administering private-sector health care for veterans is leading to medical records not being ...
When seven expectant mothers in Palm Beach County had their babies delivered by midwives at Florida Woman Care, one of the largest female health care operations in the state, the cost should have been ...
5 Consequences of Private Equity’s Expansion in Health Care Services The rapid rise of private equity’s influence over health care providers such as hospitals, nursing homes, and physicians’ practices ...
The Department of Veterans Affairs has transferred nearly $2 billion in funding for its health care system to pay for care from private providers, the agency told CNN. The reallocation represents a ...
Because Health New Zealand has refused to reveal how much it is paying private hospitals to perform elective surgeries under a new government contract, it is difficult to assess whether taxpayers are ...