Becker's Healthcare October 22, 2024
States’ policy efforts to manage private equity in healthcare are examined in an Oct. 18 Commonwealth Fund blog post.
In Commonwealth Fund’s “To the Point,” former foundation President David Blumenthal, MD, notes that without congressional action, states will be central in policy action to manage for-profit ownership by private investors of healthcare providers and facilities.
Here are six takeaways from Dr. Blumenthal’s post:
1.Congressional policy action on private equity in healthcare is unlikely in the near future. Dr. Blumenthal said this is because legislation to address the issue “require[s] 60 votes in the Senate, which seem unlikely to materialize. Therefore, any meaningful federal action depends on the executive branch using existing authorities.”
2. In states, action on private equity in...
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