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States broaden scrutiny of private equity control in healthcare, new report finds Private Equity Stakeholder Project report examines new state laws and the gaps that remain in healthcare oversight Chicago, IL — State lawmakers are taking a closer look at…
In 2026, states continued to expand oversight of private equity in healthcare. Six states enacted nine laws covered in this report, while California and Oregon began implementing major measures passed in 2025. Lawmakers increasingly focused on how investors…
Private equity’s role in healthcare is changing. Alongside traditional acquisitions, private equity firms and PE-backed companies are increasingly using joint ventures, management arrangements, real estate transactions, minority investments, and other structures to expand their reach and…
New Jersey becomes fourth state to ban algorithmic price setting software, such as Thoma Bravo’s RealPage On July 20, New Jersey joined California, New York, and Connecticut to become the fourth state to ban landlords’ use of algorithmic…
Illinois enacts new guardrails around private equity ownership of disability service providers PESP research and testimony helped inform landmark legislation protecting intellectual and developmental disability services SPRINGFIELD, IL — Illinois Gov. JB Pritzker has signed HB4728, legislation…
Brookfield closes YES! Communities acquisition amid concerns over manufactured housing protections Private equity giant now owns one of the nation’s largest manufactured housing portfolios as new federal housing law leaves manufactured housing residents behind WASHINGTON, D.C.
The One Big Beautiful Bill Act, signed into law on July 4, 2025, is projected to reduce federal Medicaid spending by $911 billion over ten years and increase the number of uninsured people by 10 million. The law reduces…
Policymakers take steps to address private equity takeover of applied behavioral analysis and squeeze on Medicaid budgets Applied behavior analysis (ABA) is the most treatment for autism. As screenings increase in the US, more children are being diagnosed with autism,…
Private Equity Stakeholder Project Comment on Passage of ROAD to Housing Act New law takes a first step to curb corporate ownership of single-family homes WASHINGTON, D.C. — Today, the 21st Century ROAD to Housing Act will become law after…
Enforcing bans on corporate medicine in Oregon and California Oregon’s new corporate practice of medicine law faced a direct test this spring when not-for-profit healthcare system PeaceHealth proposed replacing a long-standing local emergency physician group with a new emergency medicine…
New OIG findings raise questions about private equity’s growing role in Medicaid PESP points to recent reports on private equity-backed Medicaid contractors and autism therapy providers as examples of areas deserving greater scrutiny WASHINGTON, DC —…
While Americans contend with a widespread affordability crisis, the cost of housing and corporate landlords’ involvement in rising rents have come to the fore of public debate. In an effort to address housing affordability, policymakers across the country have advanced…
