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Today, the Senate voted to advance the 21st Century ROAD to Housing Act, legislation aimed at improving the affordability of housing across the country. The bill includes language codifying President Trump’s…
The Private Equity Stakeholder Project is proud to support the American Homeownership Act, a bill introduced by Senators Elizabeth Warren and Jeff Merkley. The proposed legislation would end tax breaks and other benefits for Wall Street landlords who…
A year that highlighted private equity’s risks to healthcare In 2025, the Private Equity Stakeholder Project documented a year defined by escalating scrutiny of private equity’s role in healthcare. From major hospital bankruptcies and closures to high-profile acquisitions…
Trump EPA rollback weakens oversight of private equity’s fossil fuel pollution Research links private equity to major emissions and billions in U.S. health costs WASHINGTON, D.C. — The Trump administration’s decision to repeal the Environmental…
As the Department of Labor moves closer to finalizing new rules on private equity and other alternative investments in 401(k) retirement plans, recent media coverage has highlighted growing questions about performance, fees, transparency, and fiduciary risk. In reporting…
Washington Post analysis highlights states cracking down on private equity in healthcare A new Washington Post Intelligence analysis underscores a growing national shift. State lawmakers are increasingly stepping in to address the risks private equity…
Genesis Healthcare bankruptcy shows why joint liability is needed to hold private equity accountable Private equity increasingly uses bankruptcy courts to walk away from harm—not just Genesis The Genesis Healthcare bankruptcy has again prompted the Private Equity Stakeholder Project (PESP)…
U.S. Senators Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.), Ranking Member of the Senate Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs Committee, Bernie Sanders (D-VT), and Richard Blumenthal (D-CT) wrote concerned letters to BlackRock and Blackstone earlier this month.
As states across the country confront the growing risks of private equity ownership in hospitals, nursing homes, and physician practices, PESP’s 2025 State Healthcare Policy Review: Tracking Private Equity Oversight and Reform and…
In 2025, state legislatures across the country advanced a wave of proposals to rein in the risks of private equity in healthcare. Spurred by hospital closures, bankruptcies, and mounting evidence of financial extraction by private investors, lawmakers in…
States move to rein in private equity’s growing control of healthcare, new report finds Private Equity Stakeholder Project report tracks 2025 legislative wave targeting financial risks and ownership opacity in healthcare State lawmakers across the country advanced an unprecedented wave…
PESP Shares Concerns About Private Equity’s Role in Rising Healthcare Costs at Washington’s Health Care Cost Transparency Board On October 23, the Washington Health Care Cost Transparency Board (HCCTB) convened to examine the financial and structural pressures…
