Aug 29, 2019 | Blog Post, Private Equity
“Prices Tumble For Debt Backing KKR’s $9.9bn Envision Buyout” Below is an excerpt from the Financial Times The debt backing KKR’s $9.9bn buyout last year of Envision Healthcare has tumbled in value, reflecting investor fears that greater government...
Aug 27, 2019 | Blog Post, Private Equity
“Mystery Group Puts $13 Million Into Ads On Surprise Health Bills” Below is an excerpt from Bloomberg Government A shadowy group has spent more than $13 million since July advertising in states with vulnerable senators to oppose legislation that would rein...
Aug 1, 2019 | Blog Post, Private Equity
“A push on Capitol Hill to stop US patients from being caught unaware by medical bills is weighing on the debt of KKR-backed Envision Healthcare, the target of one of the biggest leveraged buyouts last year. The proposed law, seen as having broad bipartisan...
Jul 23, 2019 | Blog Post, Private Equity
Envision Healthcare Corp., the parent company of EmCare which is notorious for exorbitant surprise medical bills, is now facing a class-action lawsuit from several Texas patients who were on the receiving end of unfair and excessive out-of-network charges. The...
Jul 23, 2019 | Blog Post, Private Equity
In an op-ed for The Hill, co-director of the Center for Economic and Policy Research Eileen Appelbaum highlights the explosion of private equity-backed provider firms that see profit opportunities when patients are at their most vulnerable. “Private equity has...
Jul 22, 2019 | Blog Post, Private Equity
The growing presence of private equity-backed provider and specialty medical groups is becoming an all too common influence in the health system – and one of the leading drivers behind egregious surprise medical bills that bankrupt families across the country. EmCare,...
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