Elizabeth Schrier

Aug 19, 2024 | statnews.com | Steffie Woolhandler |David Himmelstein |Elizabeth Schrier |Hope E.M. Schwartz

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Jul 30, 2024 | jamanetwork.com | Elizabeth Schrier |David Himmelstein |Hunter College

Private equity firms spent $505 billion on health care acquisitions between 2018 and 2023.1 Financial infusions may augment resources for care.2,3 However, firms have sometimes sold acquired hospitals’ land and buildings, repaying investors with proceeds and burdening hospitals with rent payments for facilities they once owned.3 We assessed changes in hospitals’ capital assets after private equity acquisition.