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Steward Health Care Reaches $4.7 Million Settlement to Resolve Allegations of False Claims Act Violations On June 10, 2022, the Department of Justice announced a $4.7 million settlement agreement with Steward Health Care and several related corporate entities to…
On March 1, 2022, the Oregon Health Authority (OHA) announced the launch of the state’s new Health Care Market Oversight (HCMO) program, which was created due to the passage of HB 2362 in the 2021 Legislative Session. The…
Private equity firm CIM Group in 2020 acquired Southern Towers, a collection of large apartment buildings in Alexandria, Virginia with more than 2,300 units that is home to many African immigrants, and has since filed to evict residents…
Despite a long history of investments in fossil fuels, global private equity firm Warburg Pincus is showing signs of cleaning up its image with a recent investment in ClimeCO, a decarbonization advisory firm…
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 will be tracking private equity-backed healthcare acquisitions. Below is a list of private equity…
Tenants of HavenBrook Homes are taking action in response to what they say are prolonged health and safety issues in their rental homes. Minnesota Reformer, May 19, 2022: Tenants withhold rent from hedge-fund owned HavenBrook Homes to force repairs…
The Nation reported on how White House National Climate Advisor Ali Zaidi spent the Trump years at law firms that represented fossil fuel companies and private equity giants profiteering from the climate crisis. The Nation, May 17, 2022: Biden’s…
Student organizers from Harvard published an Op-Ed in the Harvard Crimson calling for billionaire Carlyle co-founder David Rubenstein to “recuse or resign” from his seat on the Harvard Corporation. According to the Op-Ed, Rubenstein, who was appointed tothe…
Following a Buzzfeed investigation of abuse and neglect of people with disabilities in KKR’s BrightSpring Health Services, Sens. Elizabeth Warren, Ron Wyden, Bernie Sanders, and Patty Murray sent a five-page letter asking KKR to disclose any facilities that…
PESP Healthcare Research and Campaign Manager Eileen O’Grady participated in a workshop hosted by National Juvenile Justice Network (NJJN) and the National Disability Rights Network (NDRN) to discuss the recent explosion of private equity investment in behavioral health.
Citing landlord abuses and property neglect, tenants and homeowners associations are leading the pushback against private equity’s increasing investments in single family rentals. State officials and the Biden administration are also increasing pressure against institutional investors to keep housing affordable,…
Thai workers have won the largest wage-theft settlement at a garment factory after a year-long campaign supported by international labor rights advocates. The Solidarity Center and the Worker Rights Consortium (WRC) announced…
