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Letter signed by 15 organizations endorses ownership disclosure requirements for Medicare/Medicaid facilities On Wednesday, April 12, the Private Equity Stakeholder Project (PESP) and Public Citizen submitted an endorsed comment letter to Chiquita Brooks-LaSure, Administrator of the Centers…
In early March, PESP researcher Michael Fenne participated in a panel discussion at the 2023 National Disability Rights Virtual Conference, hosted by the National Disability Rights Network (NDRN). The panel title was “Using Access Authority to as a Tool…
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…
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…
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…
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.
Investment firm Cedar Health Group has acquired the former Nix Behavioral Health Hospital in San Antonio, which has sat vacant for three years after being shut down by its parent company Prospect Medical Holdings.[1] Prospect is a safety…
