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Private equity, which is designed to generate profit, has dramatically increased its reach into the U.S. health system — buying up physician practices, hospital systems, nursing homes, and dental practices. In the past decade, shadowy private equity firms have spent $1 trillion on health care acquisitions.  

 

When private equity buys a health care company, patients often pay the… more >

Private equity, which is designed to generate profit, has dramatically increased its reach into the U.S. health system — buying up physician practices, hospital systems, nursing homes, and dental practices. In the past decade, shadowy private equity firms have spent $1 trillion on health care acquisitions.  

 

When private equity buys a health care company, patients often pay the price. 

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