Tag: corporate ownership

Private equity healthcare ownership draws new scrutiny

Editor's Note Over the last 10 years, private equity has taken over many of the nation’s health care facilities—from hospitals to nursing homes to physician practices—spending $1 trillion and instituting changes designed to rapidly increase profits, NBC News reported April 9. Studies have found that these takeovers can have serious…

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By: Brita Belli
April 23, 2024
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Surge in corporate ownership of medical practices raises concerns over physician autonomy, care quality

Editor's Note Corporate entities are overtaking hospitals in terms of medical practice ownership, with corporate ownership at 30.1%, surpassing hospital ownership at 28.4% for the first time, Fierce Healthcare April 12 reports. This is alongside a “decadelong decline of independent physicians,” which saw a new high of 77.6% doctors employed…

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By: Tarsilla Moura
April 17, 2024
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