Behavioral Health Business January 27, 2025
Health insurance plans may have the worst reputation in health care. Number two might be private equity.
Private equity is often criticized for cost-cutting and layoffs, and those critiques are unlikely to change any time soon, according to Steven Gold, executive partner at Lindsay Goldberg and F3 Partners and former CEO of Refresh Mental Health.
However, these negative commentators may be forgetting some of private equity’s positive impacts on behavioral health, Gold said.
Small mom-and-pop providers may struggle to stay in compliance with regulations. Private equity, Gold argued, keeps regulations top-of-mind to avoid negative publicity. Investor involvement also promises bigger paydays for mom-and-pop operators looking to sell their businesses.
To learn about the implications of private equity’s involvement in behavioral...
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