Providence’s Joint Venture With Compassus Likely Delayed Amid Concerns About Patient Care And Rural Access

Home Health Care News December 19, 2024
Audrie Martin

Oregon’s Health Care Market Oversight (HCMO) program is reviewing a proposal to spin off Providence’s home health and hospice services into a joint venture supported by private equity.

Sarah Bartlemann, the cost programs manager for Oregon’s Health Authority (OHA), confirmed the review in a letter to a Washington D.C. attorney representing Compassus, Providence’s partner in the deal.

OHA’s HCMO program evaluates health care business transactions to ensure they do not negatively impact citizens or communities. The program also empowers state regulators to impose conditions on acquisitions and mergers or reject deals they find anti-competitive.

Critics of the deal argue that the joint venture will result in cost-cutting measures, increased staff workloads and reduced patient services.

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