Becker's Healthcare January 2, 2025
Massachusetts Gov. Maura Healey is again eyeing legislation that would increase oversight of private equity activity in healthcare, Mass Live reported Jan. 2.
In June, state lawmakers sought to pass legislation that would prevent real estate investment trusts — REITs — from owning hospitals. However, the fate of the bill was undetermined in late 2024. Political appetite for increased regulation of private equity peaked after Dallas-based Steward Health Care, one of the largest hospital operators in the state, filed for bankruptcy in May.
Gov. Healey...