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“The Healthcare Divide,” a new documentary by FRONTLINE and NPR, shines a light on the disparities faced by patients in safety net hospitals, highlighting hospital chain Prospect Medical Holdings and its private equity owner Leonard Green & Partners.
Modern Healthcare investigated how the complex ownership structures of nursing homes — an already fragmented section of the healthcare industry — make it hard for policymakers and families to know which facilities are owned by private equity investors or how…
As the private equity industry comes under increasing scrutiny for health care fraud, private equity firm H.I.G. Capital stands out as a repeat offender. H.I.G. has owned multiple health care companies that have paid out multimillion dollar settlements for…
In light of the growing investor interest in health care and the risks associated with private equity ownership of health care companies, the Private Equity Stakeholder Project will be tracking private equity-backed health care acquisitions. Below is a list…
Safety net hospital chain Prospect Medical Holdings has threatened to close its two Rhode Island hospitals in response to conditions imposed by Rhode Island Attorney General Peter Neronha intended to keep the hospitals open. Providence Journal, April 29, 2021: “…
In light of the growing investor interest in health care and the risks associated with private equity ownership of health care companies, the Private Equity Stakeholder Project will be tracking private equity-backed health care acquisitions. Below is a list…
Citing testimony given at a March 25 House Ways and Means Subcommittee on Oversight on private equity’s expanded role in the U.S. health-care system, Pensions & Investments reports that academic studies are starting to show that certain investments in the…
An independent analysis of financial disclosures by the embattled safety net hospital chain Prospect Medical Holdings reveals that the chain is in a precarious financial position. Prospect Medical Holdings has been majority-owned by private equity firm Leonard Green &…
On March 25, the House Ways and Means Subcommittee on Oversight hosted a hearing examining Private Equity’s expanded role in U.S. health care. Subcommittee Chair Rep. Bill Pascrell opened up the hearing declaring, “It’s past time for a bright…
Bloomberg reported on our latest research Private Equity Has Already Reaped Hundreds of Millions of Dollars of Debt-Funded Dividends from Health Care Companies in 2021, which was also picked up by The Los Angeles Times and Crain’s…
Just three months into 2021, private equity firms have already collected hundreds of millions of dollars in debt-funded dividends from health care companies they own, including companies that collected CARES Act aid. Dividend recapitalizations are transactions by which…
Last week, the Blackstone Group made headlines for extracting hundreds of millions of dollars from a health care company accused of fraud and then cashing out further by taking it through an IPO. Blackstone is a repeat offender when…
