
Healthcare researcher Mary Bugbee featured on Podnosis podcast
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…
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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…
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…
In the first month of 2023, two major private equity-owned behavioral health chains have announced closures and layoffs. Private equity-backed Delphi Behavioral Health Group disclosed in January, in compliance with the Worker Adjustment and Retraining Notification (WARN) Act, that it…
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. Multiple news publications covered the report and…
The healthcare industry is continuously evolving and changing, especially in rural areas where healthcare services are often limited. Private equity has emerged as a major player in the healthcare industry, and its presence in rural areas has become…
In recent years, private equity investment has been flooding into the addiction treatment industry. Marketplace states, “Addiction treatment — now seen as a big moneymaker — has become a prime investment target because…
Private equity firm H.I.G. Capital is the owner of healthcare provider Wellpath, which provides services in jails and prisons. Wellpath has recently seen its credit rating downgraded, faced an executive bribery scandal, and has continued to draw attention for conditions…
Rural healthcare in America has hit a crisis point. Millions of Americans living in rural communities do not have access to critical healthcare services. NEW REPORT: Private Equity Descends on Rural Healthcare By most measures, the health of people…