The Role of Private Equity In Health Care

Show Notes

Late last month, the White House called out private equity firms in a fact sheet on the safety and quality of nursing homes.

"Private equity firms have been buying up struggling nursing homes, and research shows that private equity-owned nursing homes tend to have significantly worse outcomes for residents," the fact sheet reads, adding that "Private equity firms’ investment in nursing homes has ballooned from $5 billion in 2000 to more than $100 billion in 2018, with about 5% of all nursing homes now owned by private equity firms."

Listen to Health Affairs' Kathleen Haddad and Rob Lott discuss the role of private equity in health care service lines.

Related Links:

• FACT SHEET: Protecting Seniors by Improving Safety and Quality of Care in the Nation’s Nursing Homes (White House)
• Private Equity Investments In Health Care: An Overview Of Hospital And Health System Leveraged Buyouts, 2003–17 (Health Affairs)
• Hospital Service Offerings Still Differ Substantially By Ownership Type (Health Affairs)
• Private Equity Acquisition And Responsiveness To Service-Line Profitability At Short-Term Acute Care Hospitals (Health Affairs)
• Podcast: Jill Horwitz Questions the Role of Nonprofit Hospitals (A Health Podyssey)

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