Wikipedia -WSS

Wikipedia

author：leisure time 2025-09-03 11:52:26 - browse：4393

Illustration of a hospital with stacks of dollar bills on top – private equity coverage from STAT — Adobe

Private equity firms are rapidly buying their way into the U.S. health care system, and as they do, new research finds they tend to increase costs and may also harm quality.

A new BMJ systematic review rounded up 55 studies on the effects of private equity buyouts in health care globally to flesh out an overarching conclusion. The team of researchers found that private equity ownership generally means higher costs for patients, insurance companies, and government programs. The effects on quality were mixed, with more evidence showing that such financial investors degrade quality.

“This is really the first widespread snapshot of what the impacts of all these developments are,” said Alexander Borsa, a study author and doctoral candidate at Columbia University.

Unlock this article by subscribing to STAT+ and enjoy your first 30 days free!

GET STARTED Log In

Previous article： At least 13 dead in Texas as scorching temps continue
Next article： BIO to announce reorganization, senior leaders expected to depart

explore

focus

WSS

Readout Newsletter: PTC, Dyne, Rapport, Cytokinetics news

The unintended consequences of overturning Roe v. Wade

How the messy conversation about Dolly changed bioethics

Senate bill would ban some hospital facility fees

Welsh Carson private equity firm escapes from FTC antitrust case

How the messy conversation about Dolly changed bioethics

knowledge

Wikipedia

knowledge

Guidelines to prevent youth baseball injuries need more muscle

David Liu startup to focus on CRISPR delivery

Heart attack and stroke risk calculators need revising

Free Covid tests will again be offered to all U.S. households

ChatGPT in medicine: STAT answers readers' burning questions

Brain MRIs reveal impact of 'toxic stress' on Black children

Medical leaders decry Supreme Court decision on affirmative action

AI for drug discovery: Experts on separating hype from reality

State Dept. review finds Biden bears some blame for Afghanistan failures

Chemotherapy before breast cancer surgery might fuel metastasis

explore

Deliver public health messages at the right time

Sepsis can kill a child within hours. Here's how hospitals are fighting back

Crowdfunding for medical bills sidesteps core problem, author says

People with substance use disorder deserve online privacy

The effects of a landmark ruling on DNA ownership are becoming clearer

Fed up with FDA, ALS advocates consider a take

leisure time

explore

focus

knowledge