ICYMI: Private Equity Investments in Health Care

Nov 11, 2022 | Blog Post

A recent video from Kaiser Health News provides a helpful explanation of private equity and its role in health care. Over the last 10 years, private equity has expanded its reach into hospitals and physician practices, as detailed in the video. Unfortunately, these...

ICYMI: Lawsuits Continue to Target the No Surprises Act

Nov 1, 2022 | Blog Post

In repeated efforts to weaken provisions of the No Surprises Act, certain provider groups are joining forces to support the most recent Texas Medical Association lawsuit that, if successful, is likely to result in higher health care costs for consumers. As too many...

ICYMI: Private Equity Takes on a New Lobbying Effort

Oct 28, 2022 | Blog Post

A group of private equity-backed physician staffing companies have created an undercover lobbying group focused on surprise medical billing. According to STAT News, the group “Americans for Fair Healthcare” has formed an “under the radar coalition” that will lobby on...

ICYMI: Private Equity Cashes in on Routine Births

Oct 20, 2022 | Blog Post

Harmful surprise billing practices exacerbated by private equity involvement in health care were recently highlighted by Fortune and Kaiser Health News. Patient Elizabeth Huffner was expecting and past her due date, so when she went into labor and headed to the...