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Last month, U.S. Representative Pramila Jayapal (WA-07) introduced new legislation to combat private equity’s negative influences in the American healthcare system. The federal bill, also known as the Healthcare Ownership Transparency Act (HOT Act),…
Private equity and venture capital see opportunity in federal programs for underserved communities PESP’s recent report “Private Equity Descends on Rural Healthcare” reveals the extent to which private equity firms are investing in the rural healthcare space, from creating…
This March, PESP healthcare director Eileen O’Grady presented at the annual Association of Health Care Journalists (AHCJ) conference in St. Louis. More than 550 people joined together for the Health Journalism…
PESP Healthcare Director Eileen O’Grady joined Dr. Abdul El-Sayed on Crooked Media’s America Dissected podcast to talk about private equity and public health. Eileen spoke about the trends seen with private equity investment in healthcare, especially the trend of purchasing…
Overview A recent sale of 10 nursing homes provides an example of how complicated private equity healthcare acquisitions can be, and the ways in which state officials can oversee and regulate private equity acquisitions—both at the time of sale, and…
In light of the growing 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…
A new report released by the Private Equity Stakeholder Project provides an analysis of private equity (PE) deal activity in the US healthcare sector during 2022. The report, “Recent Trends in Private Equity Healthcare Acquisitions…
Mary Bugbee, PESP researcher, was featured in an episode of the Fierce Healthcare podcast called Podnosis. Mary spoke on the striking findings from the new PESP report “Private…
In recent years, private equity-owned physician staffing companies Envision Healthcare (KKR) and TeamHealth (Blackstone) have attracted public scrutiny for the profits they generated from surprise medical bills. Surprise medical bills arise when patients go to a seemingly in-network provider for…
In a January 2023 report, “Private Equity Descends on Rural Healthcare,” Private Equity Stakeholder Project released previously unreported data on private equity ownership of rural hospitals. PESP counted at least 130 rural hospitals that are currently owned by private…
Private equity healthcare investments in 2022 were the second highest on record A new report released by the Private Equity Stakeholder Project provides an analysis of private equity (PE) deal activity in the US healthcare sector during 2022.
New report analyzes a frenzy of private equity activity in healthcare companies In light of growing investor interest in healthcare and the risks associated with private equity ownership of healthcare companies, the Private Equity Stakeholder Project publishes…
