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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,…
Potential Walgreens buyer Sycamore Partners has history of bankruptcies and workplace violations This week, a potential acquisition of national pharmacy company Walgreens by private equity firm Sycamore Partners was first reported by the Wall Street Journal. The nonprofit watchdog…
Private equity profiting from U.S. medical debt PESP published a report in September detailing how private equity both profits from and contributes to the $220 billion U.S. medical debt crisis through the ownership of revenue cycle management (RCM) companies.
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Each month, PESP’s Healthcare Team puts 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. For a full list of our…
In light of private equity’s continued interest in healthcare and the risks associated with private equity ownership of healthcare companies, the Private Equity Stakeholder Project tracks private equity-backed healthcare acquisitions each month and produces an annual report exploring trends in…
PESP reflects on the progress and challenges in regulating private equity’s healthcare business practices The Private Equity Stakeholder Project (PESP) today released a comprehensive report detailing the legislative and regulatory actions taken across the United States in response…
The Private Equity Stakeholder Project released a comprehensive report detailing the legislative and regulatory actions taken across the United States in response to the growing evidence of private equity’s detrimental impact on healthcare systems. From federal agencies…
Feinberg could lead DOD after Cerberus-owned Dyncorp paid over $9 million to resolve DOJ lawsuits This week, it was reported that President-elect Donald Trump selected Stephen Feinberg to be his deputy Defense secretary. Feinberg is the Co-Founder, Co-Chief…
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…
At least five private equity-owned laboratory companies have reached multimillion-dollar settlement payments since 2015 to resolve claims that they allegedly billed federal healthcare programs, including Medicare and Medicaid, for conducting excessive and medically unnecessary drug tests. These settlements combined total…
PESP Healthcare Director Mary Bugbee authored an article in the Fall 2024 edition of the AFT Health Care magazine. In her article, Mary discusses how private equity has looted hospitals in the United States. She details how private equity…
