STAT+: Private equity firm offers $5.8 billion buyout of hospital billing company R1 RCM
R1 RCM, a large publicly traded technology company that helps hospitals and physicians collect money…
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STAT+: Private equity investment in Medicare Advantage drops
Major insurance companies like UnitedHealthcare and Humana have edged out private equity firms from investing…
STAT+: States are ramping up scrutiny of health transactions, as more provider groups look for buyers
UnitedHealth Group’s Optum has bought an untold number of physician practices over the years. It…
STAT+: FTC doubles down in Welsh Carson anesthesia case to limit private equity’s physician buyouts
Lina Khan’s Federal Trade Commission is eager to make Big Physician a lot smaller. Last…
STAT+: Lasers, cardiology, clinical trials: 2023’s top private equity targets
By some measures, private equity investment lagged in 2023, a year marked by growing distress…
STAT+: Could private equity be the future of private practice? A new lobbying group thinks so
Private equity gets a bad rap in health care. But some doctors see that kind…
STAT+: Complications spiked 25% in hospitals bought by private equity
There’s ample evidence that private equity buyouts in health care drive up costs. A new…
STAT+: Venture capitalists want to own hospitals. Can they do better than private equity?
General Catalyst’s plan to take over a hospital in the coming months could be the…
FTC sues private equity firm Welsh Carson, U.S. Anesthesia Partners for allegedly creating a monopoly
The Federal Trade Commission has sued U.S. Anesthesia Partners and its private equity owner, Welsh,…
STAT+: Private equity-owned physician groups plan lobbying push on mergers
Three large and growing physician groups backed by the private equity giant Welsh, Carson, Anderson…
STAT+: Biden admin shares ownership data for thousands of hospitals, improving transparency about private equity’s stake
Citing its commitment to transparency and promoting competition, the Biden administration on Tuesday released a…