The past two decades have seen a rapid increase in Private Equity (PE) investment in
healthcare, a sector in which intensive government subsidy and market frictions could lead …

Private equity investors have recently targeted nursing home chains as investment
opportunities. Media attention has raised quality-of-care concerns, but little has been …

Importance Private equity firms have been acquiring US nursing homes; an estimated 5% of
US nursing homes are owned by private equity firms. Objective To examine the association …

Objective To review the evidence on trends and impacts of private equity (PE) ownership of
healthcare operators. Design Systematic review. Data sources PubMed, Web of Science …

Importance Rigorous evidence describing the relationship between private equity
acquisition and changes in hospital spending and quality is currently lacking. Objective To …

Given the preferential tax treatment afforded nonprofit firms, policymakers and researchers
have been interested in whether the nonprofit sector provides higher nursing home quality …

Private equity firms have increased their participation in the US health care system, raising
questions about incentive alignment and downstream effects on patients. However, there is …

A decade's worth of evidence supports troubling findings that private equity business
practices have a negative impact on competition in healthcare and on patients. A new white …

Importance Private equity acquisitions of physician practices in the US have been increasing
rapidly; however, the implications for health care delivery and spending are unclear …

Importance The effects of private equity acquisitions of US hospitals on the clinical quality of
inpatient care and patient outcomes remain largely unknown. Objective To examine …