Gist Healthcare September 8, 2023
Gist Healthcare

This week we showcase data from a recent American Antitrust Institute study on the growth of private equity (PE)-backed physician practices, and the impact of this growth on market competition and healthcare prices. From 2012 to 2021, the annual number of practice acquisitions by private equity groups increased six-fold, especially in high-margin specialties. During this same time period, the number of metropolitan areas in which a single PE-backed practice held over 30 percent market share rose to cover over one quarter of the country. These “hyper-concentrated” markets are...

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Topics: Investments, Physician, Provider, Survey / Study, Trends
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