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Key Points During the first half of 2024, nine private equity-owned healthcare companies have filed for bankruptcy, comprising 23% of all large US healthcare bankruptcies so far this year. Some other private equity-owned healthcare companies have also defaulted on their…
Private equity and the drug war In May, the Private Equity Stakeholder Project participated in a panel hosted by Drug Policy Alliance on the topic of privatization and the war on drugs. Private equity firms have profited…
Senator Markey, chair of the Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (HELP) Subcommittee on Primary Health and Retirement Security, and Congresswoman Jayapal introduced the Health Over Wealth Act, targeting transparency and accountability for private equity firms and for-profit companies in…
Private equity’s role in the US healthcare sector is facing increased scrutiny from researchers, journalists, policymakers, and regulators, spurred by a growing body of evidence documenting its negative effects. Multiple state legislatures[1] and members of Congress[2]…
NBC News published two stories following stories unfolding at Memorial Medical Center, a nonprofit community hospital in Las Cruces, New Mexico owned by the city and the county. The hospital is operated as a for-profit facility by Lifepoint Health, a…
A new report from the Private Equity Stakeholder Project unraveled the corporate pillaging that led Steward Health Care to declare bankruptcy in May 2024. The report details how private equity firm Cerberus Capital Management, aided by…
In light of continued investor interest in healthcare and the risks associated with private equity ownership of healthcare companies, the Private Equity Stakeholder Project is tracking private equity-backed healthcare acquisitions. Below is a list of private equity healthcare buyouts,…
Each month, PESP’s Healthcare Team will be putting together a roundup that shares the latest news stories related to private equity in healthcare and highlights the work that our team has published in the last month. In the news…
Introduction In June, eleven attorneys general (AG) submitted a letter to the federal government outlining how private equity in U.S. healthcare can harm patients and workers. The signatories were the AGs from California, Connecticut, Delaware, Illinois, Minnesota, New Jersey,…
In light of continued investor interest in healthcare and the risks associated with private equity ownership of healthcare companies, the Private Equity Stakeholder Project is tracking private equity-backed healthcare acquisitions. Below is a list of private equity healthcare buyouts,…
A new report from the Private Equity Stakeholder Project explains the corporate pillaging that led Steward Health Care to declare bankruptcy in May 2024. The report details how private equity firm Cerberus Capital Management, aided by hospital landlord…
To download a PDF version of this report, click here. In May 2025, PESP published a blog post that provides an update on Steward Health Care. It can be accessed here. Key points Steward…
